Lebanon Government Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Lebanon Government Debt: % of GDP
- Lebanon Government debt accounted for 23.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 59.4 % in the previous year.
- Lebanon government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1998 to Dec 2022.
- The data reached an all-time high of 183.3 % in Dec 2006 and a record low of 23.6 % in Dec 2022.
CEIC calculates Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance provides Government Debt in local currency. The Central Administration of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior to 2004 is based on SNA 1993, sourced from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Related information about Lebanon Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Lebanon National Government Debt reached 101.8 USD bn in Dec 2022.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 199.0 USD bn in Dec 2023.
View Lebanon's Government Debt: % of GDP from 1998 to 2022 in the chart:
What was Lebanon's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2022?
Lebanon Government debt accounted for 23.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 59.4 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.62022 | 59.42021 | 23.62022 | 183.32006 | % | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 52.4Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 47.82024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 73.3Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 50.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 38.32024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 83.7Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.82021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 102.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 23.92025 | yearly | 2010 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.9Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 106.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.22014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.72024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 29.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 78.7Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 28.4Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 26.02024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 69.32025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 43.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 28.8Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.0Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 57.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 60.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 43.8Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 29.7Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 65.6Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 57.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 22.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 82.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 88.5Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| France (%) | 110.6Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 34.8Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 62.3Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 61.82024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 151.2Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 46.32025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 75.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 60.32024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 56.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.2Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 7.8Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 32.8Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 66.52024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 137.8Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.62015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 203.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 83.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 23.0Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 68.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 47.0Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 19.92022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 1.1Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 43.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 45.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 23.62022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Lithuania (%) | 39.1Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 25.1Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 53.4Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.02014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 65.3Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 46.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 80.5Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 60.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 38.0Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 38.6Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 58.3Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 71.42022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.92021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (%) | 42.4Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 48.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 37.5Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 53.22024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 35.42024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 68.32025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 110.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.7Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 35.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 31.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.2Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 58.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 89.7Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.02012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 58.8Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 15.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 30.8Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 43.7Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 166.1Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 62.9Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 69.3Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 78.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 103.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 93.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 33.3Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 22.22029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 26.82024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 36.32021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 58.3Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 81.22024 | yearly | 2016 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 24.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Ukraine (%) | 90.3Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.92021 | yearly | 1992 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 405.307Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 172.380Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.02021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 101,813.6Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 23.62022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (LBP bn) | 417,432.9872024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (LBP bn) | 4,147,223.8582024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (LBP bn) | 412,671.9312024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Expenditure (LBP mn) | 36,303,000.000Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue (LBP mn) | 20,074,000.000Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (LBP mn) | 6,981,000.000Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax (LBP mn) | 1,739,625.000Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget Deficit or Surplus (LBP mn) | 597,020.000Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (LBP bn) | 15,619.000Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Capital (LBP bn) | 246.000Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Net (LBP bn) | 1,406,379.000Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Foreign (LBP bn) | 62,315.000Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic (LBP bn) | 890,545.000Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross (LBP bn) | 153,484.000Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Long Term Bonds (LBP bn) | 85,953.000Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Short Term Treasury Bills (LBP bn) | 4,916.000Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | -21.6522020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,508.0Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 251.6Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.6Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 20,385.8892024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 36,102.5842024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,468.1792024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,482.0Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -4.7Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 390,959.7342024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 239,163.2992024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 6.704Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 54.146Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 3.181Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 221.733Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: Syria (USD mn) | 47.850Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: Iraq (USD mn) | 42.342Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 118.986Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: LBP (LBP bn) | 20,255.765Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Trade Balance: LBP (LBP bn) | -87,089.083Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: LBP (LBP bn) | 106,077.847Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn) | 3,462,271.191Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Pearls, Precious Stones and Metals (LBP mn) | 2,884,366.890Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn) | 2,463,914.670Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn) | 1,928,106.390Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (LBP mn) | 3,304,158.233Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: Switzerland (USD mn) | 24.882Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2018 |
| Exports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD) | 5,951,000.000Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Exports: Monthly: ow China (USD) | 37,000.000Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Exports: MENA: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 0.100Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn) | 9,138,961.582Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn) | 9,212,093.570Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Mineral Products (LBP mn) | 28,742,630.923Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn) | 8,579,940.159Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, Transport Equipment (LBP mn) | 6,497,169.735Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Europe: France (USD mn) | 100.938Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD) | 73,007,000.000Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Imports: Monthly: ow China (USD) | 65,944,000.000Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Imports: Europe: Germany (USD mn) | 111.779Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: MENA: Turkey (USD mn) | 288.709Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Europe: Italy (USD mn) | 149.389Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 23.8Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Jun 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,240.438Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,641.707Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 34.4Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 25.0Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 11,325.8Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.4482023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.7Apr 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 40,374.490Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 87,974.351Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 38,555.0Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -32.7Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1977 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,603.972Jun 2024 | monthly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 391.74Jun 2024 | monthly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 102.162017 | yearly | 1988 - 2017 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency: Time Liabilities (%) | 15.000Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply: M4 (LBP bn) | 223,562.00Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 |
| Money Supply: M3 (LBP bn) | 212,335.00Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 |
| Utilized Credits: Financial Sector (LBP mn) | 949,055,530.000Jun 2024 | monthly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
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