Financial system deposits to GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Financial system deposits to GDP was 250.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Lebanon is 250.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 250.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 104.2%, in 1993.
Lebanon ranks 5th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 151.7% | — |
| 1989 | 168.2% | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 176.8% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 115.1% | -34.9% |
| 1992 | 109.6% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 104.2% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 115.9% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 114.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 127.9% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 137.3% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 148.5% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 165.1% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 182.9% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 192.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 192.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 204.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 214.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 221.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 233.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 232.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 227.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 223.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 230.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 236.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 229.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 229.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 237.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 239.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 250.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 250.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 160.0% | 151.7% | 168.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 131.5% | 104.2% | 176.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.3% | 182.9% | 233.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 237.9% | 229.2% | 250.4% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 26.00 million current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 322.77 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 18.45 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.09 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 25.54 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 25.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,404 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Lebanon?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Lebanon was 250.4% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 250.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.2% in 1993.
- How does Lebanon rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).