Lebanon — Central government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 53 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Lebanon, the central government debt reading was 164.1% of GDP in 2024, compared with 192.1% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −28 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 187.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2024

PeriodValue
2024164.1 % of GDP
2023192.1 % of GDP
2022246.5 % of GDP
2021360.9 % of GDP
2020148.7 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2014
2019172.1 % of GDP
2018155.1 % of GDP
2017150 % of GDP
2016146.4 % of GDP
2015140.8 % of GDP
2014138.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.