Lebanon Government Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Lebanon Government Debt: % of GDP
- Lebanon Government debt accounted for 150.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with the ratio of 172.3 % in the previous year.
- Lebanon government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1998 to Dec 2020.
- The data reached an all-time high of 183.3 % in Dec 2006 and a record low of 107.0 % in Dec 1998.
CEIC calculates Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance provides Government Debt in local currency. The Central Administration of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior to 2004 is based on SNA 1993, sourced from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Related information about Lebanon Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Lebanon National Government Debt reached 100.4 USD bn in Dec 2021.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 63.5 USD bn in Dec 2020.
View Lebanon's Government Debt: % of GDP from 1998 to 2020 in the chart:
What was Lebanon's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2020?
Lebanon Government debt accounted for 150.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with the ratio of 172.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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150.6 2020 | 172.3 2019 | 107.0 1998 | 183.3 2006 | % | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 52.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Algeria (%) | 48.9 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 50.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
Australia (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Austria (%) | 83.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
Bahrain (%) | 90.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Bangladesh (%) | 26.6 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Belgium (%) | 105.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 19.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
Botswana (%) | 23.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Sep 2024 |
Brazil (%) | 76.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
Bulgaria (%) | 22.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Cambodia (%) | 25.3 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 69.4 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
Chile (%) | 44.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
China (%) | 25.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
Colombia (%) | 61.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
Croatia (%) | 59.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Cyprus (%) | 65.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2024 |
Czech Republic (%) | 43.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Denmark (%) | 33.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Ecuador (%) | 67.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
Estonia (%) | 23.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
European Union (%) | 81.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Finland (%) | 82.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
France (%) | 110.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (%) | 37.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
Germany (%) | 62.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Ghana (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Greece (%) | 158.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
Hungary (%) | 73.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2024 |
Iceland (%) | 63.9 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
India (%) | 57.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
Indonesia (%) | 38.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2024 |
Iran (%) | 7.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 42.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Italy (%) | 135.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
Japan (%) | 216.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2024 |
Jordan (%) | 91.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 21.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 67.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
South Korea (%) | 45.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
Kuwait (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 40.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
Latvia (%) | 47.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 38.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Luxembourg (%) | 26.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
North Macedonia (%) | 53.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2024 |
Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
Malaysia (%) | 64.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2024 |
Malta (%) | 45.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Mauritius (%) | 77.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2024 |
Mexico (%) | 47.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Moldova (%) | 37.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
Montenegro (%) | 59.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Morocco (%) | 71.5 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Nepal (%) | 39.9 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Netherlands (%) | 43.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
New Zealand (%) | 44.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
Nigeria (%) | 53.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Norway (%) | 44.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Oman (%) | 37.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 65.2 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 116.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Panama (%) | 61.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Paraguay (%) | 36.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2024 |
Peru (%) | 32.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
Philippines (%) | 60.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
Poland (%) | 53.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Portugal (%) | 95.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
Romania (%) | 53.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2024 |
Russia (%) | 14.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Mar 2024 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 29.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2024 |
Serbia (%) | 47.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Singapore (%) | 173.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
Slovakia (%) | 60.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Slovenia (%) | 66.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
South Africa (%) | 75.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2024 |
Spain (%) | 104.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 96.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
Sweden (%) | 32.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
Switzerland (%) | 23.3 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
Taiwan (%) | 29.0 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 56.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2024 |
Tunisia (%) | 79.8 2024 | yearly | 2016 - 2024 |
Turkey (%) | 25.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.3 2020 | yearly | 1992 - 2020 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 405.307 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,153.980 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 10.9 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LBP bn) | 277,571.056 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LBP bn) | 4,080,474.701 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (LBP bn) | 269,359.681 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Govt Transactions: Budget Deficit or Surplus (LBP mn) | 597,020.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax (LBP mn) | 1,739,625.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue (LBP mn) | 2,118,726.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (LBP mn) | 521,161.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Feb 2002 - Dec 2021 |
Govt Transactions: Budget: Expenditure (LBP mn) | 1,521,706.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Capital (LBP bn) | 246.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2021 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (LBP bn) | 15,619.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2021 |
Public Debt: Outstanding: Net (LBP bn) | 1,406,379.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic (LBP bn) | 890,545.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Foreign (LBP bn) | 62,315.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross (LBP bn) | 153,484.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Short Term Treasury Bills (LBP bn) | 4,916.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Long Term Bonds (LBP bn) | 85,953.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | -21.652 2020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -973.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 271.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -7.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 23,178.182 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 53,396.391 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,047.379 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,251.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -4.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 424,064.381 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 133,119.241 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 7.436 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 30.491 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 3.336 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 144.002 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: LBP (LBP bn) | 18,988.764 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: LBP (LBP bn) | 106,077.847 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
Trade Balance: LBP (LBP bn) | -87,089.083 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Pearls, Precious Stones and Metals (LBP mn) | 2,884,366.890 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn) | 1,928,106.390 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (LBP mn) | 3,304,158.233 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn) | 3,462,271.191 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn) | 2,463,914.670 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: MENA: Syria (USD mn) | 14.012 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: MENA: Iraq (USD mn) | 36.547 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: MENA: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 115.767 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Exports: Europe: Switzerland (USD mn) | 24.882 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2018 |
Exports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD) | 5,951,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
Exports: Monthly: ow China (USD) | 37,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
Exports: MENA: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 0.100 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Mineral Products (LBP mn) | 28,742,630.923 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn) | 9,138,961.582 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn) | 9,212,093.570 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn) | 8,579,940.159 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, Transport Equipment (LBP mn) | 6,497,169.735 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: MENA: Turkey (USD mn) | 288.709 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: Europe: France (USD mn) | 100.938 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: Europe: Italy (USD mn) | 149.389 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Imports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD) | 73,007,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
Imports: Monthly: ow China (USD) | 65,944,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
Imports: Europe: Germany (USD mn) | 111.779 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 23.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Jun 2020 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 968.111 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Nov 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,221.339 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Nov 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 7.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Nov 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 25.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2025 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 9,970.1 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 21.405 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 12.5 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 26,389.639 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Feb 2025 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 96,540.180 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Apr 2023 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 105,909.1 Jan 2018 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Jan 2018 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.2 Jan 2018 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Jan 2018 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,603.972 Jun 2024 | monthly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 391.74 Jun 2024 | monthly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 102.16 2017 | yearly | 1988 - 2017 |
Money Supply: M4 (LBP bn) | 223,562.00 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 |
Money Supply: M3 (LBP bn) | 212,335.00 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency: Time Liabilities (%) | 15.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2025 |
Utilized Credits: Financial Sector (LBP mn) | 949,055,530.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
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