Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 19,565 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
19,565 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 36.4%
World rank
23rd
of 121 countries
All-time high
509,886 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
353.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Lebanon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 19,565 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2023.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Lebanon peaked at 509,886 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 353.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 23rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 353.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 927.01 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +162.5% |
| 1972 | 910.55 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1,077 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 1,164 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1,059 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 803.72 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1977 | 785.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 751.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 941.24 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 1,309 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1981 | 5,261 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +302.0% |
| 1982 | 7,051 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1983 | 6,349 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 7,423 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 8,662 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 6,797 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 6,457 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 5,062 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 3,892 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 3,788 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 4,650 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 6,360 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 6,682 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 11,939 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 1995 | 15,483 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 21,246 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 59,422 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +179.7% |
| 1998 | 26,005 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 1999 | 41,600 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2000 | 122,360 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +194.1% |
| 2001 | 116,807 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 172,676 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2003 | 289,236 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 397,619 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 303,383 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 395,186 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 409,110 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 416,392 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 443,693 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 379,563 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 509,886 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 372,326 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 332,445 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 385,923 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 382,208 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 424,771 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 468,360 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 463,295 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 494,511 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 34,520 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 2021 | 24,497 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 14,346 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2023 | 19,565 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 877.22 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 353.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,164 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,826 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,309 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,662 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,717 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,788 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 59,422 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 306,646 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 116,807 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 443,693 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 421,329 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 332,445 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 509,886 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,232 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,346 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 34,520 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 20 Tonga 23,001 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Belarus 21,844 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Philippines 20,562 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 18,330 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Bulgaria 17,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Tunisia 17,189 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Lebanon
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -6.75 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.16 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 2.74 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.4719 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 195.81 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Lebanon?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Lebanon was 19,565 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 509,886 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 353.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Lebanon ranks 23rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.