External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lebanon
Lebanon: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 29.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lebanon, 1995–2017
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 29.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lebanon peaked at 103.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2017.
Lebanon ranks 76th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 103.4% | — |
| 1996 | 85.1% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -2.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 29.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 29.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 56.8% | 103.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 49.6% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 29.8% | 52.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lebanon?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Lebanon was 29.8% in 2017, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 103.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.