Lebanon Real Time Prices: Weekly Food, Energy, and Exchange Rate Data

Weekly updated real-time price data for Lebanon, compiled by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group. The dataset combines direct price measurement with machine learning estimation for missing data, using sources like the World Food Program and UN-FAO. It includes three sub-series: food prices for staple items, fuel prices, and unofficial exchange rates.

Use Cases

• Modeling food price inflation based on the staple food price data.
• Analyzing energy market trends based on the weekly fuel price series.
• Tracking currency volatility based on the unofficial exchange rate estimates.
• Assessing food security indicators based on the real-time price data for staple goods.

Strengths

• Updated weekly with a last update timestamp of 2026-03-15.
• Combines direct measurement with machine learning for data imputation.
• Sourced from authoritative bodies like the World Bank, WFP, and FAO.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Development Economics Data Group (DECDG).

Collection Method

Compiled from World Food Program, UN-FAO, select National Statistical Offices, and public exchange rate sources, with machine learning estimation for missing data.

Time Range

Historical and current, updated weekly.

Freshness

Weekly updates.

Geography

Lebanon.