Lebanon vs Middle income: Claims on central government, etc.
Lebanon
37.1%
in 2018
Middle income
35.0%
in 2024
Lebanon rank
16th
Middle income rank
14th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Lebanon
- Middle income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 37.1% against 35.0% in Middle income, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Middle income ahead.
Lebanon ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 20.4% | 9.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 10.1% | 29.8% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 101.9% | 14.0% | 88.0% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 15.3% | 67.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Lebanon or Middle income?
- Lebanon, at 37.1% against 35.0% in Middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Lebanon and Middle income?
- 2.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle income?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
- How do Lebanon and Middle income rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Lebanon ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.