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

Lebanon: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
26th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.6303 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.1634 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
37
1988–2024

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

0.20.30.40.50.61988200620241988: 0.219 SDR per US$ of GDP1989: 0.263 SDR per US$ of GDP1990: 0.163 SDR per US$ of GDP1991: 0.19 SDR per US$ of GDP1992: 0.186 SDR per US$ of GDP1993: 0.207 SDR per US$ of GDP1994: 0.277 SDR per US$ of GDP1995: 0.26 SDR per US$ of GDP1996: 0.301 SDR per US$ of GDP1997: 0.281 SDR per US$ of GDP1998: 0.27 SDR per US$ of GDP1999: 0.326 SDR per US$ of GDP2000: 0.264 SDR per US$ of GDP2001: 0.226 SDR per US$ of GDP2002: 0.278 SDR per US$ of GDP2003: 0.42 SDR per US$ of GDP2004: 0.357 SDR per US$ of GDP2005: 0.387 SDR per US$ of GDP2006: 0.404 SDR per US$ of GDP2007: 0.329 SDR per US$ of GDP2008: 0.451 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.524 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.532 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.55 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.55 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.509 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.568 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.56 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.63 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.575 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.531 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.535 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.547 SDR per US$ of GDP2021: 0.57 SDR per US$ of GDP2022: 0.566 SDR per US$ of GDP2023: 0.314 SDR per US$ of GDP2024: 0.273 SDR per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.6303 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1634 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

That places Lebanon 26th out of 178 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988 to 2024.
Year SDR per US$ of GDP Change
1988 0.2193 SDR per US$ of GDP
1989 0.2627 SDR per US$ of GDP +19.8%
1990 0.1634 SDR per US$ of GDP -37.8%
1991 0.1901 SDR per US$ of GDP +16.3%
1992 0.1862 SDR per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1993 0.2072 SDR per US$ of GDP +11.3%
1994 0.2772 SDR per US$ of GDP +33.8%
1995 0.2602 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.1%
1996 0.3013 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.8%
1997 0.2812 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.7%
1998 0.27 SDR per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1999 0.3258 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.7%
2000 0.2643 SDR per US$ of GDP -18.9%
2001 0.226 SDR per US$ of GDP -14.5%
2002 0.2782 SDR per US$ of GDP +23.1%
2003 0.4195 SDR per US$ of GDP +50.8%
2004 0.3571 SDR per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2005 0.3869 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.3%
2006 0.4037 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2007 0.3291 SDR per US$ of GDP -18.5%
2008 0.4514 SDR per US$ of GDP +37.2%
2009 0.5244 SDR per US$ of GDP +16.2%
2010 0.5323 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2011 0.5504 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2012 0.5497 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2013 0.509 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2014 0.5675 SDR per US$ of GDP +11.5%
2015 0.5602 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2016 0.6303 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.5%
2017 0.5754 SDR per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2018 0.5312 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2019 0.5349 SDR per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2020 0.5474 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2021 0.57 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2022 0.5655 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2023 0.3144 SDR per US$ of GDP -44.4%
2024 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.241 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2193 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2627 SDR per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.2463 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1634 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.3258 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.3641 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.226 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.5244 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.5541 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.509 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.6303 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.454 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.57 SDR per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 23 Cambodia 0.2832 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 24 Israel 0.2744 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 25 Nicaragua 0.2733 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 27 Seychelles 0.2662 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 28 Saudi Arabia 0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 29 Bhutan 0.2368 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.6303 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1634 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Lebanon rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 9,204 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold (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.