Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service in Lebanon, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 100.0% for multilateral debt service in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 1,550.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Lebanon peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2019.
Lebanon ranks 3rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.8% | — |
| 1971 | 24.5% | -62.2% |
| 1972 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 21.3% | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 24.0% | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | +40.1% |
| 1977 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 38.3% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | -71.2% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +48.7% |
| 1983 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | +38.6% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +41.9% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -47.3% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | +90.4% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +123.5% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | -39.3% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | -48.9% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -44.4% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +170.7% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -57.7% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +36.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +1050.8% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +3.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.3%, 2.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1050.8% | 3.2% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 21.3% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 14.9% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 6.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 37.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 1 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Yemen 100.0% compare
- 4 Botswana 99.0% compare
- 5 Moldova 95.2% compare
- 6 East Timor 93.7% compare
More external debt data for Lebanon
- Net financial flows, IBRD 95.08 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 79.47 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 33.62 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 46.96 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in Lebanon?
- Multilateral debt service in Lebanon was 100.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for multilateral debt service?
- Lebanon ranks 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,550.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.