Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Lebanon
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 49.4% against 26.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 112 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,699.2% | 31.8% | 3,667.4% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 651.6% | 9.9% | 641.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 249.0% | 10.4% | 238.5% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 37.1% | 36.4% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 37.3% | 42.6% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 25.9% | 24.8% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Lebanon, at 49.4% against 26.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 23.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for total reserves?
- Lebanon ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.