Foreign debt fell 1.17% to USD 66,296 bil in Lebanon in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Lebanon reached an all time high of USD 79,650 bil in 2018 and an all time low of USD 39.0 bil in 1976.
Lebanon has been ranked 22nd within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cyprus | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egypt | USD bil | 84,587 | 99,457 | 114,910 | 132,539 | 145,998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28,082 | 27,799 | 27,488 | 26,331 | 25,363 | ||||
| Israel | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jordan | USD bil | 30,052 | 31,926 | 33,494 | 38,038 | 41,757 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | USD bil | 74,165 | 79,650 | 73,893 | 68,874 | 66,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syria | USD bil | 4,604 | 4,584 | 4,590 | 4,763 | 5,029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | USD bil | 447,425 | 426,808 | 414,870 | 429,770 | 436,370 |
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