Lebanon vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
1.82 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon rank
2nd
Lower middle income rank
5th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.82 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 6.8 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lebanon ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1990s 0.1556 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2795 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 0.8899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9831 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 2.15 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.88 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Lower middle income?
Lebanon, at 1.82 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Lower middle income?
1.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lower middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.