Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon
Lebanon: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon, 2002–2023
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
In 2023, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 43.1% on the previous year and down 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon peaked at 31.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 111th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28.8% | — |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -85.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -57.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +43.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.6%, 19% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 17.2% | 31.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 79.47 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Lebanon was 1.6% in 2023, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Lebanon ranks 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.