Lebanon's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) was −US$6.21 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.32% from −US$6.35 billion in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$6.21 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | −US$7.71 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$6.35 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | −US$155.28 million | 2007 |
| Lowest | −US$13.33 billion | 2019 |
| Average since 2012 | −US$9.24 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | −US$3.15 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Lebanon's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$43.37 million on 2020 (from −US$6.16 billion to −US$6.21 billion).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2020), the average change was −US$167.15 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.65 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$7.17 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3.01 billion in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Lebanon had the 114th highest value of the 116 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Lebanon in the 2021 ranking
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 111th of 116: −US$4.42 billion
- Greece — 112th of 116: −US$4.63 billion
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 113th of 116: −US$5.82 billion
- Oman — 115th of 116: −US$8.49 billion
- Chile — 116th of 116: −US$11.17 billion
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 20 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | -6,205,049,882 |
| 2020 | -6,161,681,764 |
| 2019 | -13,330,842,308 |
| 2018 | -12,120,049,380 |
| 2017 | -9,708,851,975 |
| 2016 | -7,714,545,041 |
| 2015 | -7,752,921,526 |
| 2014 | -10,469,799,033 |
| 2013 | -9,617,412,929 |
| 2012 | -9,359,745,175 |
Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Lebanon
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$33.3 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$9.24 billion (2024)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.42 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$330.71 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.43 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- −US$6.21 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 96.8% from −US$3.15 billion in 2002. The highest value was −US$155.28 million in 2007 and the lowest −US$13.33 billion in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 114th highest of 116 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2021, Lebanon's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$43.37 million on 2020 (from −US$6.16 billion to −US$6.21 billion). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2020), the average change was −US$167.15 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.65 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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