Lebanon — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 36 observations
About this series
The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government deficit reading for Lebanon was 0.18% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was −0.37% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +0.55 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −6.11% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.18 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -0.37 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.12 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.49 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -5.62 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | -10.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -11.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.04 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -9.62 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -7.78 % of GDP |