Stock market capitalization to GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 25.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Lebanon, 1996–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 25.8% for stock market capitalization to gdp in 2020.
The figure is up 72.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Lebanon peaked at 43.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 56th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.5% | — |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +47.7% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +114.6% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +65.3% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +72.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 10.9% | 17.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 6.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 15.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
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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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Lebanon?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Lebanon was 25.8% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 56th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. 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).