Lebanon vs Samoa: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Lebanon
0.3%
in 2018
Samoa
1.0%
in 2020
Lebanon rank
177th
Samoa rank
174th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

  • Lebanon
  • Samoa
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.0% against 0.3% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 3.0 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 178 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 31.1% 7.5% 23.6% Lebanon
1990s 45.2% 1.0% 44.2% Lebanon
2000s 71.5% 2.2% 69.3% Lebanon
2010s 54.4% 2.9% 51.6% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Lebanon or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1.0% against 0.3% in Lebanon as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Lebanon and Samoa?
0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Samoa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Lebanon and Samoa rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Lebanon ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).