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IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0195 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0195 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 22.7%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0253 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.0046 units per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Years of data
37
1988–2024

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2024

0.0050.010.0150.020.0251988200620241988: 0.018 units per US$ of GDP1989: 0.022 units per US$ of GDP1990: 0.021 units per US$ of GDP1991: 0.013 units per US$ of GDP1992: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP1993: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP1994: 0.013 units per US$ of GDP1995: 0.011 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0.007 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0.011 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0.011 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0.007 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0.006 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0.007 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0.006 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2020: 0.016 units per US$ of GDP2021: 0.022 units per US$ of GDP2022: 0.024 units per US$ of GDP2023: 0.025 units per US$ of GDP2024: 0.02 units per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Lebanon is 0.0195 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and up 305.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.0253 units per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP, in 2015.

That places Lebanon 30th out of 189 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.

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1988 0.0181 units per US$ of GDP —
1989 0.022 units per US$ of GDP +21.9%
1990 0.0211 units per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1991 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP -39.5%
1992 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP -19.7%
1993 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP -26.4%
1994 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP +75.7%
1995 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP -18.1%
1996 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP -14.4%
1997 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP -13.1%
1998 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP -8.7%
1999 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP +43.6%
2000 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2001 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2002 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2003 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2004 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2005 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2006 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2007 0.0095 units per US$ of GDP +13.1%
2008 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2009 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP -17.7%
2010 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP -12.4%
2011 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP +4.9%
2012 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP -17.8%
2013 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2014 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2015 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2016 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP +113.6%
2017 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2018 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2019 0.0098 units per US$ of GDP +6.4%
2020 0.016 units per US$ of GDP +62.7%
2021 0.0219 units per US$ of GDP +37.1%
2022 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2023 0.0253 units per US$ of GDP +4.6%
2024 0.0195 units per US$ of GDP -22.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +113.6% 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.02 units per US$ of GDP 0.0181 units per US$ of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP 0.0211 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP 0.016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0253 units per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 27 Senegal 0.0206 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 28 Gambia 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 29 Papua New Guinea 0.0196 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 31 Afghanistan 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 32 North Macedonia 0.018 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 33 Brunei 0.0177 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.0195 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0253 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP in 2015.
How does Lebanon rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 305.2%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
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IMF holdings of currency, 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.