Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Lebanon stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% on the previous year and down 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 1.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -58.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -45.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -39.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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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 outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Lebanon?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Lebanon was 0.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.