Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 64.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lebanon stood at 64.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lebanon peaked at 64.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2014.
That places Lebanon 19th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +9.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 64.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 64.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.0%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 32.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 30.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 59.3% | 64.8% | 2 |
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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lebanon?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lebanon was 64.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Lebanon ranks 19th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.