Lebanon External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Lebanon external debt for 2022 was $67,109,212,897, a 0.31% increase from 2021.
- Lebanon external debt for 2021 was $66,900,293,415, a 2.87% decline from 2020.
- Lebanon external debt for 2020 was $68,874,327,201, a 6.79% decline from 2019.
- Lebanon external debt for 2019 was $73,893,126,217, a 7.23% decline from 2018.
| Lebanon External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$67,109,212,897 |
0.31% |
| 2021 |
$66,900,293,415 |
-2.87% |
| 2020 |
$68,874,327,201 |
-6.79% |
| 2019 |
$73,893,126,217 |
-7.23% |
| 2018 |
$79,650,131,633 |
7.40% |
| 2017 |
$74,165,438,619 |
6.70% |
| 2016 |
$69,509,159,842 |
1.89% |
| 2015 |
$68,219,052,512 |
5.84% |
| 2014 |
$64,454,510,033 |
3.79% |
| 2013 |
$62,103,209,067 |
11.45% |
| 2012 |
$55,722,618,839 |
12.20% |
| 2011 |
$49,664,375,023 |
3.86% |
| 2010 |
$47,818,873,949 |
3.64% |
| 2009 |
$46,139,751,147 |
4.83% |
| 2008 |
$44,012,127,490 |
69.76% |
| 2007 |
$25,926,510,953 |
7.02% |
| 2006 |
$24,225,274,178 |
6.31% |
| 2005 |
$22,787,014,776 |
-0.07% |
| 2004 |
$22,804,031,551 |
19.74% |
| 2003 |
$19,045,277,128 |
8.77% |
| 2002 |
$17,509,147,494 |
29.27% |
| 2001 |
$13,544,184,075 |
34.43% |
| 2000 |
$10,075,046,220 |
18.63% |
| 1999 |
$8,493,083,055 |
21.79% |
| 1998 |
$6,973,464,913 |
36.90% |
| 1997 |
$5,093,689,592 |
26.73% |
| 1996 |
$4,019,242,813 |
35.07% |
| 1995 |
$2,975,570,832 |
39.91% |
| 1994 |
$2,126,701,900 |
57.21% |
| 1993 |
$1,352,746,947 |
-25.43% |
| 1992 |
$1,814,004,853 |
16.09% |
| 1991 |
$1,562,589,913 |
-12.56% |
| 1990 |
$1,787,046,994 |
73.31% |
| 1989 |
$1,031,127,296 |
3.81% |
| 1988 |
$993,309,402 |
3.11% |
| 1987 |
$963,318,057 |
11.18% |
| 1986 |
$866,474,230 |
-1.09% |
| 1985 |
$876,001,129 |
1.12% |
| 1984 |
$866,303,195 |
-5.86% |
| 1983 |
$920,213,724 |
26.85% |
| 1982 |
$725,432,305 |
16.80% |
| 1981 |
$621,064,003 |
21.71% |
| 1980 |
$510,292,639 |
83.87% |
| 1979 |
$277,528,705 |
50.16% |
| 1978 |
$184,818,036 |
247.55% |
| 1977 |
$53,177,398 |
36.21% |
| 1976 |
$39,041,939 |
-14.51% |
| 1975 |
$45,669,452 |
-7.33% |
| 1974 |
$49,284,348 |
-12.61% |
| 1973 |
$56,393,233 |
-8.39% |
| 1972 |
$61,559,342 |
-9.60% |
| 1971 |
$68,095,826 |
6.01% |
| 1970 |
$64,232,860 |
6.01% |
