Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was -3.40 billion in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Lebanon stood at -3.40 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Lebanon peaked at -456.83 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, -11.78 billion, in 2016.
Lebanon ranks 167th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3.33 billion | — |
| 2006 | -1.99 billion | -40.2% |
| 2007 | -7.09 billion | +256.2% |
| 2008 | -5.36 billion | -24.4% |
| 2009 | -9.77 billion | +82.3% |
| 2010 | -456.83 million | -95.3% |
| 2011 | -3.39 billion | +642.0% |
| 2012 | -9.37 billion | +176.3% |
| 2013 | -7.32 billion | -21.8% |
| 2014 | -11.21 billion | +53.2% |
| 2015 | -8.72 billion | -22.2% |
| 2016 | -11.78 billion | +35.1% |
| 2017 | -8.86 billion | -24.8% |
| 2018 | -4.14 billion | -53.2% |
| 2019 | -5.93 billion | +43.1% |
| 2020 | -9.76 billion | +64.6% |
| 2021 | -7.32 billion | -25.0% |
| 2022 | -5.64 billion | -22.9% |
| 2023 | -3.40 billion | -39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.51 billion | -9.77 billion | -1.99 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -7.12 billion | -11.78 billion | -456.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.53 billion | -9.76 billion | -3.40 billion | 4 |
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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 financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Lebanon?
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Lebanon was -3.40 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was -456.83 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.78 billion in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- Lebanon ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.