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Government debt in Lebanon

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Lebanon's government debt is 139.40 % — #120 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

139.40%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 1.4 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Lebanon over time

345.50 %238.30 %131.10 %345.50 % · 2021131.10 % · 20122000: 148.10 %2001: 163.10 %2002: 163.10 %2003: 171.30 %2004: 169.50 %2005: 178.90 %2006: 183.30 %2007: 169.30 %2008: 161.50 %2009: 144.50 %2010: 136.80 %2011: 134.40 %2012: 131.10 %2013: 135.40 %2014: 138.50 %2015: 140.90 %2016: 147.90 %2017: 150.40 %2018: 154.00 %2019: 171.90 %2020: 157.20 %2021: 345.50 %2022: 235.90 %2023: 185.80 %2024: 157.90 %2025: 139.40 %200020122025139.40 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#120 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
3 %
4 of 124 countries
Latest move
▼ 18.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
206.10 pp
peak 345.50 % in 2021
Full series
▼ 8.70 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #34 of 37vs median 54.55 %: +84.85 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Lebanon: ahead of 3 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtLebanon 139.40 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Lebanon is ahead of 3 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Lebanon
118 United States123.90 %−15.50 pp
119 Italy137.10 %−2.30 pp
120 Lebanon139.40 %—
121 Greece145.70 %+6.30 pp
122 Bahrain147.60 %+8.20 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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