Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
25th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.6241 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.1544 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2024

0.20.30.40.50.61988200620241988: 0.212 SDR per US$ of GDP1989: 0.254 SDR per US$ of GDP1990: 0.154 SDR per US$ of GDP1991: 0.184 SDR per US$ of GDP1992: 0.181 SDR per US$ of GDP1993: 0.204 SDR per US$ of GDP1994: 0.274 SDR per US$ of GDP1995: 0.258 SDR per US$ of GDP1996: 0.299 SDR per US$ of GDP1997: 0.279 SDR per US$ of GDP1998: 0.268 SDR per US$ of GDP1999: 0.324 SDR per US$ of GDP2000: 0.262 SDR per US$ of GDP2001: 0.224 SDR per US$ of GDP2002: 0.276 SDR per US$ of GDP2003: 0.418 SDR per US$ of GDP2004: 0.355 SDR per US$ of GDP2005: 0.385 SDR per US$ of GDP2006: 0.402 SDR per US$ of GDP2007: 0.327 SDR per US$ of GDP2008: 0.45 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.518 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.526 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.545 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.545 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.504 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.563 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.556 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.624 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.569 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.525 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.529 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.537 SDR per US$ of GDP2021: 0.564 SDR per US$ of GDP2022: 0.559 SDR per US$ of GDP2023: 0.308 SDR per US$ of GDP2024: 0.268 SDR per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon is 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.6241 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1544 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

That places Lebanon 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988 to 2024.
Year SDR per US$ of GDP Change
1988 0.2123 SDR per US$ of GDP
1989 0.2537 SDR per US$ of GDP +19.5%
1990 0.1544 SDR per US$ of GDP -39.2%
1991 0.1843 SDR per US$ of GDP +19.4%
1992 0.1814 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1993 0.2035 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.2%
1994 0.274 SDR per US$ of GDP +34.7%
1995 0.2576 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1996 0.299 SDR per US$ of GDP +16.1%
1997 0.2791 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.7%
1998 0.268 SDR per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1999 0.3237 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.8%
2000 0.2621 SDR per US$ of GDP -19.0%
2001 0.2239 SDR per US$ of GDP -14.6%
2002 0.2762 SDR per US$ of GDP +23.4%
2003 0.4176 SDR per US$ of GDP +51.2%
2004 0.3552 SDR per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2005 0.385 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2006 0.4018 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2007 0.3274 SDR per US$ of GDP -18.5%
2008 0.45 SDR per US$ of GDP +37.4%
2009 0.518 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.1%
2010 0.5264 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2011 0.5447 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2012 0.5445 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2013 0.5042 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2014 0.5628 SDR per US$ of GDP +11.6%
2015 0.5556 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2016 0.6241 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.3%
2017 0.5694 SDR per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2018 0.5254 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2019 0.5286 SDR per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2020 0.5372 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2021 0.5644 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2022 0.5594 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2023 0.3081 SDR per US$ of GDP -44.9%
2024 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.233 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2123 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2537 SDR per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.2425 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1544 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.3237 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.3617 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2239 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.518 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.5486 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.5042 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.6241 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.4474 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.5644 SDR per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 22 Cambodia 0.2777 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 23 Lesotho 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 24 Israel 0.2688 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 26 Seychelles 0.26 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 27 Nicaragua 0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 28 Saudi Arabia 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.6241 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1544 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Lebanon rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
180 places, 9,219 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.