Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -6.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
-6.3%
Change on year
up 57.9%
World rank
8th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-6.3%
in 2021
All-time low
-31.7%
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded -6.3% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.9% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Lebanon peaked at -6.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -31.7%, in 2006.
Lebanon ranks 8th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -30.5% | — |
| 2001 | -29.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | -28.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | -30.5% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | -26.8% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | -26.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -31.7% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | -31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | -30.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | -28.8% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | -25.8% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | -26.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | -26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | -26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | -25.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | -22.9% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | -25.8% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | -26.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | -29.3% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | -29.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | -14.9% | -48.8% |
| 2021 | -6.3% | -57.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.5% | -31.7% | -26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -26.5% | -29.3% | -22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.6% | -14.9% | -6.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 5 Indonesia -1.6% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates -3.8% compare
- 7 Ethiopia -6.1% compare
- 9 Bangladesh -8.3% compare
- 10 Sudan -9.7% compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic -10.3% compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic -10.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 390.72 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 67.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 181.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 317.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Lebanon?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Lebanon was -6.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was -6.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.7% in 2006.
- How does Lebanon rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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