Lebanon — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1998–2024 · 25 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government deficit reading for Lebanon was 1.19% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 0.49% of GDP in 2021; the period change was +0.7 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −6.07% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2013–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.19 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 0.49 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -3.64 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -11.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -11.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2017 | -7.49 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -9.26 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -6.95 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -8.23 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -10.1 % of GDP |