The Syrian refugee crisis has both positive and negative impacts on Lebanon's economy. With over 2 million Syrian refugees now comprising one third of Lebanon's population, their presence leads to increased competition in the labor market and lower wages, reducing opportunities for Lebanese workers. However, the influx of refugees has also boosted local consumption and tourism. While some sectors like agriculture have seen rising costs and prices due to issues transporting goods through Syria, some Lebanese farmers have gained new export markets in countries that previously imported from Syria. The majority of refugees continue to enter Lebanon with few resources, living in poor socioeconomic conditions and straining Lebanon's limited resources.

1. IMAPCT OF THE SYRIAN REFUGEES ON THE LEBANESE ECONOMY…By Johanna GHANDOUR
The Lebanese economy is linked to the Syrian refugees’ crisis. As the number of the
Syrian refugees increase, the Lebanese economy will struggle to expand.
With more than 2M Syrian refugees living in the Lebanese territories (one third of the
local population), this demographic weight leads to competition in the labour market and
a fall in the work opportunities for the Lebanese workers (decline in the labour market
because of the presence of the large number of Syrians). The labour supply is increasing
because of Syrian workers are excepting lower wages without social aids. We can detect
that, as workers, Syrians are mainly engaged in agriculture or in construction .These kind
of jobs provide little income so that desperate Syrian refugees or unemployment ones are
more exposed to hazards actions.
On the other hand we can notice a positive impact by the increase of the local demand
(consumption) and it also affect positively the tourism sector, so that the rich Syrian
refugees come to replace tourists from the gulf countries.
Unfortunately, the majority of Syrian refugees (most of them are youth and children)
continue to enter Lebanon on a daily basis, fled Syria with no possessions and no cash,
and they are living in very bad socio-economic conditions with limited resources, knowing
that many Syrian cities and areas are not affected or almost untouched by the war.
According to industry experts, the on-going Syrian civil war has both positive and
negative consequences on the Lebanese agriculture sector. Starting with the negative
effects: Rise in the cost of shipping Lebanese agriculture products by land to Arab
countries due to the deterioration security situation on the Lebanese-Syrian borders. This
latter has encouraged drivers to increase their shipping costs, prompting farmers to hike
their prices in order to cover their expenses.
Alongside the many negative consequences of the Syrian war on local agriculture,
Lebanon has seen some minor benefits from this situation. Lebanese farmers have
succeed in exporting some of their local products such as potatoes and onions to
countries that were previously exclusive to the Syrian market.