Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Lebanon
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 100.0% against 32.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 67.5%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 3.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 8.3% | 25.0% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 10.3% | 13.6% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 21.1% | 1.6% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 27.3% | 21.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 28.8% | 24.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 27.8% | 44.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lebanon, at 100.0% against 32.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 67.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Lebanon ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.