Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 0.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3%
Change on year
down 99.4%
World rank
177th
of 178 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
23
1980–2018

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Lebanon, 1980–2018

0204060801980199920181980: 14.7 %1981: 25.2 %1984: 54.8 %1985: 47.9 %1986: 34.8 %1987: 7.1 %1988: 22.6 %1989: 41.9 %1990: 35.4 %1991: 32.1 %1992: 33.1 %1993: 31 %1994: 45.8 %1995: 44.7 %1996: 59.9 %1997: 55.4 %1998: 69.4 %2003: 71.5 %2011: 73.2 %2012: 70.7 %2016: 67.8 %2017: 60.1 %2018: 0.333 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.3% for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 99.4% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 73.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

Lebanon ranks 177th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%) in Lebanon, 1980 to 2018.
Year % Change
1980 14.7%
1981 25.2% +71.7%
1984 54.8% +117.7%
1985 47.9% -12.6%
1986 34.8% -27.3%
1987 7.1% -79.7%
1988 22.6% +219.1%
1989 41.9% +85.5%
1990 35.4% -15.6%
1991 32.1% -9.2%
1992 33.1% +2.9%
1993 31.0% -6.2%
1994 45.8% +47.6%
1995 44.7% -2.3%
1996 59.9% +34.0%
1997 55.4% -7.6%
1998 69.4% +25.4%
2003 71.5% +3.1%
2011 73.2% +2.3%
2012 70.7% -3.4%
2016 67.8% -4.1%
2017 60.1% -11.3%
2018 0.3% -99.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.1% 7.1% 54.8% 8
1990s 45.2% 31.0% 69.4% 9
2000s 71.5% 71.5% 71.5% 1
2010s 54.4% 0.3% 73.2% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Lebanon?
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Lebanon was 0.3% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does Lebanon rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Lebanon ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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).