Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 161.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 161.5% for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in 2017.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 174.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1993.
That places Lebanon 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 76.8% | — |
| 1989 | 106.4% | +38.6% |
| 1990 | 113.4% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 75.3% | -33.5% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 115.0% | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 118.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 140.1% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 163.3% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 174.9% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 170.1% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 171.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 144.8% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 151.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 149.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 163.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 158.1% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 159.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 150.6% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 155.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 158.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 156.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 168.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 171.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 171.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 166.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 161.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.6% | 76.8% | 106.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 106.3% | 71.7% | 163.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 159.4% | 144.8% | 174.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.9% | 155.1% | 171.9% | 8 |
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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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Lebanon?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Lebanon was 161.5% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 174.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1993.
- How does Lebanon rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).