Lebanon vs Lower middle income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
2.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon rank
2nd
Lower middle income rank
5th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 2.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 7.6 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lebanon ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1764 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1990s 0.3429 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 1.34 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2801 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 2.83 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.49 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Lower middle income?
Lebanon, at 2.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Lower middle income?
2.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lower middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Lower middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.