IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP was 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and up 264.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP, in 2015.
Lebanon ranks 30th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0289 units per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.03 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0183 units per US$ of GDP | -39.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP | +86.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.015 units per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.007 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP | +107.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.023 units per US$ of GDP | +69.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 units per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.015 units per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0098 units per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +107.2% | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +86.8% | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0266 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 units per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0157 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | 0.03 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP | 0.015 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 units per US$ of GDP | 0.023 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 27 Senegal 0.0282 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Gambia 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 North Macedonia 0.0246 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Brunei 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Afghanistan 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 118.71 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.8%. 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, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ GDP (current US$)
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.