Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Lebanon
Lebanon: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0958 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Lebanon, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Lebanon is 0.0958 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 55.9% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Lebanon peaked at 0.349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Lebanon ranks 17th 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, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0241 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0192 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1999 | 0.045 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0864 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0845 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.116 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1663 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.169 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1915 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1524 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2889 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2668 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3003 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2566 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2519 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2567 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2735 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2918 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2906 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2631 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1813 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0958 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0284 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1671 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0845 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2889 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2755 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2212 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0958 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 14 Tunisia 0.1071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Senegal 0.1069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Angola 0.1054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Dominica 0.0957 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 0.0945 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Nicaragua 0.0925 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Lebanon?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Lebanon was 0.0958 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Lebanon rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Lebanon ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. 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, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.