Lebanon Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Lebanon Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Lebanon Current Account deficit accounted for 2.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 1.7 % deficit in the previous year.
• Lebanon Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2023, with an average value of -23.4 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of -1.7 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -26.2 % in Dec 2014.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from annual Current Account Balance and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Lebanon provides Current Account Balance in USD. The Central Administration of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Central Bank of Lebanon average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Nominal GDP prior to 2004 is based on SNA 1993.


Key information about Lebanon Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Lebanon, Current Account recorded a surplus of 46.3 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 137.1 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Lebanon Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.6 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 337.9 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 199.0 USD bn in Dec 2023.

View Lebanon's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from 2002 to 2023 in the chart:

What was Lebanon's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in 2023?

Lebanon Current Account deficit accounted for 2.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 1.7 % deficit in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-2.8 2023	-1.7 2022	-26.2 2014	-1.7 2022	%	yearly	2002 - 2023

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