Lebanon vs Syria: Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)

Lebanon
-58,441 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Syria
0 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Lebanon rank
55th
Syria rank
52nd

Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Lebanon
  • Syria
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M197019972024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0 NFL, current US$ against -58,441 NFL, current US$ in Lebanon, a difference of 58,441 NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 55th and Syria ranks 52nd of 123 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 6.59 million NFL, current US$ -340.19 million NFL, current US$ 346.78 million NFL, current US$ Lebanon
2010s -38.96 million NFL, current US$ -50.74 million NFL, current US$ 11.78 million NFL, current US$ Lebanon
2020s -15.16 million NFL, current US$ 0 NFL, current US$ 15.16 million NFL, current US$ Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, bilateral, Lebanon or Syria?
Syria, at 0 NFL, current US$ against -58,441 NFL, current US$ in Lebanon as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, bilateral between Lebanon and Syria?
58,441 NFL, current US$, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syria?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Syria rank globally for net financial flows, bilateral?
Lebanon ranks 55th and Syria ranks 52nd of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,334 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.