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Lebanon: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

1.19percent · 2024+113.8% since 2012

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Lebanon from 1998 to 2024.

19982024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.186
20210.486
2020-3.642
2019-11.077
2018-11.843
2017-7.485
2016-9.262
2015-6.947
2014-8.229
2013-10.051
2012-8.619
2011-6.444
2010-7.503
2009-8.124
2008-10.053
2007-11.248
2006-11.145
2005-7.968
2004-8.573
2003-13.251
2002-12.713
2001-15.046
2000-18.402
1999-15.367
1998-15.052

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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