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Lebanon: Net flows on external debt, other public sector

-367,929current USD · 2008+34.0% since 1998

Other public sector long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Lebanon from 1970 to 2008.

19702008

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2008-367,928.6
2007-686,688.5
2006-629,079.9
2005-311,438.7
2004-622,895.4
2003-566,544.6
2002-474,098.4
2001-673,508.7
2000-462,995.8
1999-534,545
1998-557,724.9
1997-565,930.9
1996-651,504.2
1995-684,588.3
1994-605,296.5
1993-593,113.9
1992-1,553,524.4
1991-1,161,452.2
1988-273,885.8
1987272,731.9
198698,062.6
1985745,287.6
19841,771,013.1
19832,464,827.7
1982350,709.2
19811,590,352.3
1980-2,243,000
1979-1,639,187.4
1978-2,042,000
1977-1,947,000
1976-1,859,000
1975-2,001,000
1974-2,133,000
1973-2,036,000
1972-1,944,000
1971-1,856,000
1970-1,770,000

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