Lebanon — General government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2024 · 36 observations

About this series

The general 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.

Lebanon's general government deficit reading was 6.21T LCU in 2024. The period change from −10.14T LCU in 2023 was +16.35T LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.18% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20246.21T LCU
2023-10.14T LCU
2022-39.84T LCU
2021-6.33T LCU
2020-5.15T LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2015
2019-8.76T LCU
2018-9.42T LCU
2017-5.61T LCU
2016-7.34T LCU
2015-5.85T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.