Liquid liabilities to GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 259.2% in 2017. β² Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Lebanon, 1988β2017
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Lebanon is 259.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 259.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 113.4%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 171.5% | 160.4% | 182.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 139.5% | 113.4% | 193.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 220.2% | 189.2% | 241.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 245.3% | 235.7% | 259.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 2 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 438.8% compare
- 3 Japan 287.9% compare
- 4 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 286.9% compare
- 6 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 211.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 185.6% compare
- 8 Korea 174.4% compare
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 102.2% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.6 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 160.19 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net foreign assets 51.57 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Broad money 260.6% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.1% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 89,500 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -10,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Lebanon?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Lebanon was 259.2% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 259.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.4% in 1993.
- How does Lebanon rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.