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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 26.00 million current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 322.77 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 18.45 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.09 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 25.54 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 25.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,404 SDR per person (2024)
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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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.