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
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Lebanon, 1980–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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).