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Lebanon External Debt

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Lebanon's External Debt reached 33.4 USD bn in Dec 2019, compared with 33.1 USD bn in the previous year. Lebanon's External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2019. The data reached an all-time high of 33.4 USD bn in Dec 2019 and a record low of 14.3 USD bn in Dec 2002. External Debt covers Public sector only.

In the latest reports of Lebanon, Current Account recorded a deficit of 861.7 USD mn in Dec 2019. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 287.8 USD mn in Dec 2019. Lebanon's Direct Investment Abroad fell by 38.7 USD mn in Dec 2019. Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 261.8 USD mn in Dec 2019. The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 53.6 USD bn in Dec 2019.

What was Lebanon's External Debt in 2019?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
33,367.0 USD mn 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019	33,128.0 USD mn 2018 yearly 2002 - 2019	14,314.0 2002	33,367.0 2019	USD mn	yearly	2002 - 2019 Updated on 02 Jun 2020

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Albania (USD mn)	9,807.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	3,858.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2019
Argentina (USD mn)	274,247.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	12,000.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Australia (USD mn)	1,700,271.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1988 - Jun 2020
Austria (USD mn)	677,138.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	9,091.0 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2001 - Dec 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	37,835.9 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Belarus (USD mn)	41,115.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1995 - Jun 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	1,330,673.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	10,177.9 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	4,876.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	1,451.5 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Brazil (USD mn)	554,856.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn)	38,397.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	15,906.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Canada (USD mn)	2,081,473.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Chile (USD mn)	213,163.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1995 - Jul 2020
China (USD mn)	2,094,600.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Mar 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	146,641.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	44,595.5 May 2020	monthly	Dec 1998 - May 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	226,625.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	180,228.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1993 - Mar 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	489,723.3 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Ecuador (USD mn)	52,064.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jul 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	111,292.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1997 - Mar 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	26,612.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
European Union (USD mn)	16,875,759.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Finland (USD mn)	632,128.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Jun 2020
France (USD mn)	6,651,889.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	18,282.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Mar 2020
Germany (USD mn)	5,731,503.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1999 - Mar 2020
Greece (USD mn)	502,216.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Mar 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	1,683,926.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	150,881.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	18,725.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1989 - Jun 2020
India (USD mn)	558,548.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1999 - Mar 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	408,592.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Iran (USD mn)	9,031.0 2020	yearly	1994 - 2020
Ireland (USD mn)	2,829,169.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Israel (USD mn)	104,987.9 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Italy (USD mn)	2,468,143.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	15,659.7 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Japan (USD mn)	4,649,301.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	32,465.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2006 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	152,719.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2000 - Mar 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	33,042.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Jun 2020
South Korea (USD mn)	503,055.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Jun 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	2,414.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2011 - Mar 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	31,146.3 2010	yearly	1997 - 2010
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	8,270.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Mar 2020
Laos (USD mn)	9,761.5 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Latvia (USD mn)	38,147.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	33,367.0 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Lithuania (USD mn)	34,080.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1996 - Mar 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	3,921,431.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
North Macedonia (USD mn)	9,201.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Mar 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	1,556.4 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Malaysia (USD mn)	232,192.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Malta (USD mn)	102,913.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	231,747.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2009 - Jun 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	441,290.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	7,580.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2011 - Mar 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	30,814.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	7,950.9 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Morocco (USD mn)	54,341.6 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2006 - Dec 2019
Myanmar (USD mn)	14,935.8 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Nepal (USD mn)	3,655.4 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Netherlands (USD mn)	4,318,645.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Mar 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	182,611.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	8,991.3 Mar 2013	quarterly	Jun 2011 - Mar 2013
Norway (USD mn)	631,929.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Pakistan (USD mn)	112,858.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Panama (USD mn)	26,780.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Aug 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	17,019.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Peru (USD mn)	82,313.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	87,453.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Poland (USD mn)	328,634.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	456,564.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	103,900.0 2010	yearly	2000 - 2010
Romania (USD mn)	132,673.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Jul 2020
Russia (USD mn)	477,229.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2000 - Jun 2020
Serbia (USD mn)	31,989.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	1,702,650.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Mar 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	116,492.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	55,534.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	155,624.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1985 - Mar 2020
Spain (USD mn)	2,365,654.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	50,448.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2012 - Mar 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	47,100.0 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Sweden (USD mn)	868,875.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	2,001,425.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Mar 2020
Taiwan (USD mn)	199,331.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1999 - Jun 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	2,924.2 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Thailand (USD mn)	165,489.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	38,154.3 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Turkey (USD mn)	431,033.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1989 - Mar 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	120,334.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Mar 2020
United Kingdom (USD mn)	9,217,832.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Mar 2020
United States (USD mn)	21,234,497.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Mar 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	42,972.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Mar 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	110,159.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn)	112,114.0 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Yemen (USD mn)	7,191.5 Jan 2015	monthly	Aug 2005 - Jan 2015

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Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	53,595.4 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Real GDP Growth (%)	-1.9 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-2.549 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
GDP per Capita (USD)	7,817.624 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	5.5 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	49,796.391 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	90.6 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	8,417.639 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	15.3 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Investment: % of GDP (%)	18.4 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	11,040.321 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Gross National Product (USD mn)	53,147.042 2019	yearly	1989 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	-5.8 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	19,882.362 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	12,830.131 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	-12.019 2020	yearly	1980 - 2020
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	68.111 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
GDP: GCF: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (LBP bn)	16,643.285 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GCF: Acquisition Less Disposal of Valuables (LBP bn)	583.880 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Net Exports (LBP bn)	-22,130.692 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Export of Goods and Services (LBP bn)	17,169.198 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Import of Goods and Services (LBP bn)	39,299.890 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (LBP bn)	80,795.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (LBP bn)	87,757.650 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Households (LBP bn)	75,068.059 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Government (LBP bn)	12,689.591 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (LBP bn)	17,227.165 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GCF: Acquisition Less Disposal of Valuables (LBP bn)	177.011 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Net Exports (LBP bn)	-24,546.665 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Export of Goods and Services (LBP bn)	18,325.959 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Import of Goods and Services (LBP bn)	44,348.665 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Final Consumption Expenditure (LBP bn)	72,054.103 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Final Consumption Expenditure: Households (LBP bn)	59,149.066 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Final Consumption Expenditure: Government (LBP bn)	13,792.707 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (LBP bn)	16,974.969 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GCF: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (LBP bn)	16,173.867 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Personal and Community Services (LBP bn)	2,419.502 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Professional Services (LBP bn)	3,376.371 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Manufacturing of Food Products (LBP bn)	1,627.774 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Water Supply and Waste Management (LBP bn)	825.490 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Electricity (LBP bn)	1,163.037 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics Manufacturing (LBP bn)	727.092 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Financial Services (LBP bn)	7,378.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: GVA: Hotels and Restaurants (LBP bn)	2,415.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: GVA: Real Estate (LBP bn)	13,231.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: GVA: Information and Communication (LBP bn)	1,584.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: GVA: Non Metallic Mineral Manufacturing (LBP bn)	550.686 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Transport (LBP bn)	2,400.814 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Textile and Leather Manufacturing (LBP bn)	307.470 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (LBP bn)	942.484 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Wholesale and Retail Trade (LBP bn)	9,715.856 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Other Manufacturing (LBP bn)	391.069 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Metal Products, Machinery and Equipment (LBP bn)	1,450.325 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Construction (LBP bn)	2,087.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: GVA: Wood, Paper Manufacturing and Printing (LBP bn)	491.519 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Beverages and Tobacco Manufacturing (LBP bn)	768.550 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Administrative Services (LBP bn)	2,179.697 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Taxes on Products (LBP bn)	7,446.748 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Public Administration (LBP bn)	9,413.272 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Education (LBP bn)	6,131.075 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Health and Social Care (LBP bn)	3,044.867 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Less Subsidies on Products (LBP bn)	-2,593.937 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: Gross Value Added (GVA) (LBP bn)	76,499.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
GDP: GVA: Agriculture and Forestry (LBP bn)	1,673.219 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Livestock, Livestock Products and Fishing (LBP bn)	1,007.858 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: GVA: Mining and Quarrying (LBP bn)	346.822 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Gross Value Added (GVA) (LBP bn)	56,975.436 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Public Administration (LBP bn)	6,376.462 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Construction (LBP bn)	2,122.542 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Wood, Paper Manufacturing and Printing (LBP bn)	326.474 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Metal Products, Machinery and Equipment (LBP bn)	1,038.283 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Real Estate (LBP bn)	8,509.610 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Professional Services (LBP bn)	2,593.953 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Transport (LBP bn)	2,015.102 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Non Metallic Mineral Manufacturing (LBP bn)	406.804 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Water Supply and Waste Management (LBP bn)	667.846 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Taxes on Products (LBP bn)	9,717.942 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Other Manufacturing (LBP bn)	297.900 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Manufacturing of Food Products (LBP bn)	776.580 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Textile and Leather Manufacturing (LBP bn)	113.258 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Wholesale and Retail Trade (LBP bn)	7,912.385 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (LBP bn)	694.044 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Administrative Services (LBP bn)	1,149.432 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Beverages and Tobacco Manufacturing (LBP bn)	594.357 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Hotels and Restaurants (LBP bn)	1,567.816 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Information and Communication (LBP bn)	1,787.955 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Electricity (LBP bn)	739.441 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Financial Services (LBP bn)	5,791.877 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Chain Linked (CL): 2010p (LBP bn)	64,161.721 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics Manufacturing (LBP bn)	381.557 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Education (LBP bn)	3,917.697 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Health and Social Care (LBP bn)	2,140.892 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Personal and Community Services (LBP bn)	1,953.674 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: Less Subsidies on Products (LBP bn)	-2,398.925 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Agriculture and Forestry (LBP bn)	1,663.590 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Livestock, Livestock Products and Fishing (LBP bn)	1,149.751 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
GDP: CL: 2010p: GVA: Mining and Quarrying (LBP bn)	234.250 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	10.6 2010	yearly	1998 - 2010
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	3,000.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Energy Supply: Electricity: Production (kWh mn)	933.168 Oct 2019	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2019

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-10.9 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-247.429 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - May 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	584.795 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	15.5 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
National Government Debt (USD mn)	93,142.3 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - May 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	171.0 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LBP bn)	40,086.052 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LBP bn)	203,797.590 2024	yearly	2000 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LBP bn)	23,227.732 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue (LBP mn)	1,191,468.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Govt Transactions: Budget Deficit or Surplus (LBP mn)	3,739.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax (LBP mn)	881,578.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (LBP mn)	105,209.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Feb 2002 - Jun 2020
Govt Transactions: Budget: Expenditure (LBP mn)	1,187,729.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Government Expenditure: ytd: Capital (LBP bn)	324.000 May 2020	monthly	Sep 2003 - May 2020
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (LBP bn)	7,665.000 May 2020	monthly	Sep 2003 - May 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Net (LBP bn)	127,079.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - Jun 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Foreign (LBP bn)	52,166.000 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - May 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross (LBP bn)	140,412.000 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - May 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic (LBP bn)	88,339.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - Jun 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Long Term Bonds (LBP bn)	86,955.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - Jun 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Short Term Treasury Bills (LBP bn)	1,203.000 May 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - May 2020

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	6.8 2020	yearly	1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	47.0 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Unemployment Rate (%)	11.35 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	5.690 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population (Person)	4,842,467.433 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	23,383 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-33.8 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	1,297.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	22,086.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	112.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2008 - Jul 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	336.215 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2008 - Jul 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	17.002 2020	yearly	1980 - 2020
CPI: HE: Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (Dec2013=100)	109.759 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
CPI: Health (Dec2013=100)	112.039 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
CPI: Education (Dec2013=100)	124.496 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
CPI: Restaurants and Hotels (Dec2013=100)	509.117 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jun 2020
Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Dec2013=100)	230.449 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages (Dec2013=100)	472.661 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
CPI: Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (Dec2013=100)	724.125 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
CPI: HE: Actual Rent (Dec2013=100)	142.893 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2013 - Jul 2020

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-576.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	277.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-2.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	19,050.140 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	69,291.429 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	5,109.639 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	853.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-38.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	5.608 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	924,730.505 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	275,722.963 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	6.708 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	77.882 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jun 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	1.807 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	73.625 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Trade Balance: LBP (LBP bn)	-865.898 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Apr 2020
Exports: LBP (LBP bn)	257.138 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Apr 2020
Imports: LBP (LBP bn)	1,123.037 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Apr 2020
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Pearls, Precious Stones and Metals (LBP mn)	169,481.099 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (LBP mn)	37,849.858 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn)	44,438.030 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn)	45,602.341 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn)	35,903.224 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Exports: MENA: Iraq (USD mn)	27.550 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Exports: MENA: Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	60.867 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Exports: MENA: Syria (USD mn)	75.521 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Exports: MENA: United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	137.022 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Exports: Europe: Switzerland (USD mn)	24.882 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Dec 2018
Exports: Monthly: ow China (USD)	37,000.000 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Exports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD)	5,951,000.000 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn)	92,896.245 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, Transport Equipment (LBP mn)	60,603.745 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn)	127,002.063 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Mineral Products (LBP mn)	278,276.726 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn)	236,479.995 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
Imports: MENA: Turkey (USD mn)	233.049 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Imports: Europe: France (USD mn)	115.747 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Imports: Europe: Germany (USD mn)	152.874 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Imports: Europe: Italy (USD mn)	240.764 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Imports: Monthly: ow China (USD)	65,944,000.000 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jan 2020
Imports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD)	73,007,000.000 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	-38.7 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-861.7 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-24.3 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	287.8 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	4.1 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	0.2 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Dec 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.4 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	261.640 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Dec 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	261.810 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Dec 2019
External Debt (USD mn)	33,367.0 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	62.8 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-16.889 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)	267.830 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn)	-112.220 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)	1,766.090 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account (USD mn)	1,128.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn)	142.550 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (USD mn)	113.320 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn)	484.840 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)	704.020 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (USD mn)	-183.350 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn)	-816.250 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (USD mn)	168.270 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Income (USD mn)	-15.080 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn)	-371.520 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (USD mn)	408.950 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debit (USD mn)	-1,256.680 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)	-2,627.800 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)	-847.730 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn)	91.640 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn)	915.870 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Direct Investment (USD mn)	326.500 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (USD mn)	-805.680 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (USD mn)	445.790 Sep 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2019
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn)	-50.910 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Direct Investment: Abroad (USD mn)	38.690 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	420.560 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)	152.720 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment (USD mn)	-445.450 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)	-1,361.330 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Financial: Reserve Assets (USD mn)	826.390 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
BoP: Trade Balance (USD mn)	-1,222.100 Jun 2017	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2017
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-357.930 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	19,016.915 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1964 - Jul 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	39,250.614 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1979 - Jul 2020
M2 Growth (%)	-19.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1980 - Jul 2020
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	15.2 2019	yearly	2011 - 2019
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	25.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	49,885.3 May 2020	monthly	Jun 1990 - May 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	96.393 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	74.1 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	15,852.652 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 1950 - Apr 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	143,319.005 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2017 - Jul 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	105,909.1 Jan 2018	monthly	Mar 1965 - Jan 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	2.2 Jan 2018	monthly	Mar 1966 - Jan 2018
Total Loans (USD mn)	65,409.713 Sep 2019	monthly	Mar 2002 - Sep 2019
Total Loans Growth (%)	-6.36 Sep 2019	monthly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2019
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	101.94 2017	yearly	1988 - 2017
Money Supply: M1 (LBP bn)	28,668.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2017 - Jul 2020
Money Supply: M3 (LBP bn)	212,335.00 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
Money Supply: M4 (LBP bn)	223,562.00 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
Money Supply: M2 (LBP bn)	59,170.300 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2017 - Jul 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency: Time Liabilities (%)	15.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jul 2020
Utilized Credits: Financial Sector (LBP mn)	98,605,143.000 Sep 2019	monthly	Jun 2004 - Sep 2019

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	10.5 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Commercial Banks: Consolidated (Con): Assets (LBP bn)	356,244.20 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	7.150 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 1972 - Jul 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (LBP/USD)	1,507.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	10.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 1964 - Aug 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	3.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 1972 - Jul 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	6.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2005 - Jul 2020
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa)	4.50 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1988 - Jun 2020
Lending Rate: Weighted Avg: Commercial Banks: LBP: Discount and Loans (% pa)	7.150 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 1972 - Jul 2020
Deposit Rate: Weighted Avg: Commercial Banks: LBP: Average Rate on Deposits (% pa)	3.760 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 1972 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: BDL: Avg: European Euro (LBP/EUR)	1,784.679 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 1985 - Aug 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	933 Oct 2019	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2019

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	4,756,735 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	9.7 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	8,694 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	7.5 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	422,980.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Arrivals: America: North: United States of America (Person)	6,455.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Arrivals: Europe: West: France (Person)	8,165.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Arrivals: Special Arab Categories: Foreign Palestinians (Person)	1,799.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Arrivals: Arab: Syria (Person)	122,659.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Arrivals: Arab: Iraq (Person)	6,169.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Departures (Person)	476,818.000 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 1996 - Nov 2019
Visitor Departures: Africa (Person)	7,050.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2018
Visitor Departures: America (Person)	21,570.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2018
Visitor Departures: Europe (Person)	47,454.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Dec 2018
Length of Stay: Avg (Night)	2.273 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (Jan1996=100)	82.2 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	14.5 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	6,204.335 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: BSE (USD)	6,204,335,237.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Shares Traded: BSE: Volume (Unit)	941,951.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Shares Traded: BSE: Value (USD)	10,392,324.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Number of Listed Companies and Investment Funds: BSE (Unit)	10.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	683.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	1,305,800.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	47.170 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	882,175.000 2019	yearly	1982 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	4,237,962.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	12.868 2019	yearly	1982 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	61.817 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	20,171.382 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	5,946.228 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	1,148.380 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	612,937.237 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	171,455.896 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	68,417.577 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Shipping Transport: Beirut Port: Cargo: Loaded (Ton)	55,020.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Shipping Transport: Beirut Port: Cargo: Unloaded (Ton)	289,110.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020

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