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

PeriodValue
20240.18 % 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
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.