Foreign liabilities in Lebanon

Lebanon: Foreign liabilities was 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 50.2%
World rank
64th
of 149 countries
All-time high
185.22 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2017
All-time low
31.86 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Lebanon, 1995–2020

50.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B1995200720201995: 31.9B real chained 2019 US$1996: 36.9B real chained 2019 US$1997: 47.6B real chained 2019 US$1998: 63.0B real chained 2019 US$1999: 67.0B real chained 2019 US$2000: 63.9B real chained 2019 US$2001: 65.8B real chained 2019 US$2002: 69.4B real chained 2019 US$2003: 82.3B real chained 2019 US$2004: 89.9B real chained 2019 US$2005: 93.7B real chained 2019 US$2006: 98.8B real chained 2019 US$2007: 102.3B real chained 2019 US$2008: 106.4B real chained 2019 US$2009: 122.8B real chained 2019 US$2010: 129.5B real chained 2019 US$2011: 133.2B real chained 2019 US$2012: 137.8B real chained 2019 US$2013: 149.9B real chained 2019 US$2014: 156.2B real chained 2019 US$2015: 164.5B real chained 2019 US$2016: 180.8B real chained 2019 US$2017: 185.2B real chained 2019 US$2018: 182.1B real chained 2019 US$2019: 177.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 88.1B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Lebanon peaked at 185.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.86 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Lebanon ranks 64th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ 31.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ 67.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 89.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ 63.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 122.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 159.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ 129.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ 185.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 61 Iraq 115.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 62 Bulgaria 94.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 63 Bangladesh 91.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 65 Kuwait 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 66 Serbia 86.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 67 Slovenia 85.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Lebanon?
Foreign liabilities in Lebanon was 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 185.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 31.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Lebanon rank for foreign liabilities?
Lebanon ranks 64th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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