Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 3,178 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 3,178 SDR per person for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 162.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Lebanon peaked at 3,178 SDR per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.57 SDR per person, in 1960.
Lebanon ranks 9th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.57 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 76.11 SDR per person | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 90.1 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 1963 | 87.35 SDR per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 90.53 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 87.53 SDR per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 90.32 SDR per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 87.95 SDR per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 151.86 SDR per person | +72.7% |
| 1969 | 124.19 SDR per person | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 128.64 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 151.31 SDR per person | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 219.38 SDR per person | +45.0% |
| 1973 | 333.33 SDR per person | +51.9% |
| 1974 | 532.67 SDR per person | +59.8% |
| 1975 | 409.92 SDR per person | -23.0% |
| 1976 | 391.99 SDR per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 453.17 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 566.51 SDR per person | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 1,243 SDR per person | +119.5% |
| 1980 | 1,447 SDR per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 1,047 SDR per person | -27.7% |
| 1982 | 1,250 SDR per person | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 1,086 SDR per person | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 920.01 SDR per person | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 853.3 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 892.96 SDR per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 929.5 SDR per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 813.81 SDR per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 798.23 SDR per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 694.17 SDR per person | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 621.35 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 596.44 SDR per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 686.48 SDR per person | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 622.4 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 605.79 SDR per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 586.92 SDR per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 482.79 SDR per person | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 450.81 SDR per person | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 458.3 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 448.7 SDR per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 460.93 SDR per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 520.88 SDR per person | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 572.19 SDR per person | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 565.5 SDR per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 708.62 SDR per person | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 820.19 SDR per person | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 1,004 SDR per person | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 1,057 SDR per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1,281 SDR per person | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 1,669 SDR per person | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 1,805 SDR per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1,907 SDR per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1,256 SDR per person | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 1,209 SDR per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,090 SDR per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1,243 SDR per person | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 1,363 SDR per person | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1,420 SDR per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1,753 SDR per person | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 2,123 SDR per person | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 2,097 SDR per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2,186 SDR per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2,455 SDR per person | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 3,178 SDR per person | +29.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3,178 SDR per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.78 SDR per person, 248.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3,178 SDR per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 112.06 SDR per person, 28.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +119.5% | 566.51 SDR per person | 1,243 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.35 SDR per person | 67.57 SDR per person | 151.86 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 443.03 SDR per person | 128.64 SDR per person | 1,243 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,004 SDR per person | 798.23 SDR per person | 1,447 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 580.54 SDR per person | 450.81 SDR per person | 694.17 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 744.01 SDR per person | 448.7 SDR per person | 1,281 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,472 SDR per person | 1,090 SDR per person | 1,907 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,408 SDR per person | 2,097 SDR per person | 3,178 SDR per person | 5 |
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 gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Lebanon?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Lebanon was 3,178 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,178 SDR per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.57 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.