Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lebanon's external debt stands at 69.29B as of 2025-12-31, up from 67.25B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Lebanon's external debt was 69.29B, up from 67.25B in 2024.
In 2024, Lebanon's external debt was 67.25B, up from 66.33B in 2023.
In 2023, Lebanon's external debt was 66.33B, down from 67.10B in 2022.
In 2022, Lebanon's external debt was 67.10B, up from 66.92B in 2021.
In 2021, Lebanon's external debt was 66.92B, down from 68.90B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.29B | +2.04B |
| 2024 | 67.25B | +925.12M |
| 2023 | 66.33B | -771.85M |
| 2022 | 67.10B | +176.78M |
| 2021 | 66.92B | -1.98B |
| 2020 | 68.90B | -5.01B |
| 2019 | 73.91B | -5.76B |
| 2018 | 79.67B | +5.48B |
| 2017 | 74.19B | +4.67B |
| 2016 | 69.52B | +1.29B |
| 2015 | 68.23B | +3.76B |
| 2014 | 64.47B | +2.35B |
| 2013 | 62.12B | +6.38B |
| 2012 | 55.74B | +6.07B |
| 2011 | 49.67B | +1.84B |
| 2010 | 47.83B | +1.69B |
| 2009 | 46.14B | +2.13B |
| 2008 | 44.01B | +18.09B |
| 2007 | 25.93B | +1.70B |
| 2006 | 24.23B | +1.44B |
| 2005 | 22.79B | -17.02M |
| 2004 | 22.80B | +3.76B |
| 2003 | 19.05B | +1.54B |
| 2002 | 17.51B | +3.96B |
| 2001 | 13.54B | +3.47B |
| 2000 | 10.08B | +1.58B |
| 1999 | 8.49B | +1.52B |
| 1998 | 6.97B | +1.88B |
| 1997 | 5.09B | +1.07B |
| 1996 | 4.02B | +1.04B |
| 1995 | 2.98B | +848.87M |
| 1994 | 2.13B | +773.95M |
| 1993 | 1.35B | -461.26M |
| 1992 | 1.81B | +251.41M |
| 1991 | 1.56B | -224.46M |
| 1990 | 1.79B | +755.92M |
| 1989 | 1.03B | +37.82M |
| 1988 | 993.31M | +29.99M |
| 1987 | 963.32M | +96.84M |
| 1986 | 866.47M | -9.53M |
| 1985 | 876.00M | +9.70M |
| 1984 | 866.30M | -53.91M |
| 1983 | 920.21M | +194.78M |
| 1982 | 725.43M | +104.37M |
| 1981 | 621.06M | +110.77M |
| 1980 | 510.29M | +232.76M |
| 1979 | 277.53M | +92.71M |
| 1978 | 184.82M | +131.64M |
| 1977 | 53.18M | +14.14M |
| 1976 | 39.04M | -6.63M |
| 1975 | 45.67M | -3.61M |
| 1974 | 49.28M | -7.11M |
| 1973 | 56.39M | -5.17M |
| 1972 | 61.56M | -6.54M |
| 1971 | 68.10M | +3.86M |
| 1970 | 64.23M | — |
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Lebanon's external debt is 69.29B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 67.25B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 79.67B (2018); the lowest is 39.04M (1976), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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