Lebanon's gross domestic savings (current US$) was −US$8.87 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 151.36% from −US$3.53 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$8.87 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$4.78 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$3.53 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.03 billion | 2009 |
| Lowest | −US$9.24 billion | 2022 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$4.51 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$1.01 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lebanon's gross domestic savings (current US$) fell US$596.85 million on 2023 (from −US$8.27 billion to −US$8.87 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$204.4 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.3 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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$1.86 billion in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$4.28 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$990.62 million a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Lebanon had the 36th highest value of the 35 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | −US$8.87 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$30.01 trillion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.39 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Lebanon in the 2024 ranking
- French Polynesia — 32nd of 35: −US$361.3 million
- Tajikistan — 33rd of 35: −US$571.41 million
- Timor-Leste — 34th of 35: −US$824.73 million
What this measures
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Gross domestic savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -8,870,450,804 |
| 2023 | -8,273,604,733 |
| 2022 | -9,237,830,532 |
| 2021 | -4,954,371,587 |
| 2020 | -2,944,932,484 |
| 2019 | -4,780,220,689 |
| 2018 | -2,339,442,444 |
| 2017 | -1,492,001,491 |
| 2016 | -577,317,394 |
| 2015 | -1,666,106,017 |
Gross domestic savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$114.69 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$21.75 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — US$751.09 million (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$4.37 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$119.83 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$87.83 billion (2024)
- Israel — US$161.7 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — US$52.49 billion (2024)
- Libya — US$17.69 billion (2025)
- Malta — US$10.53 billion (2025)
- Morocco
More economic policy & debt data for Lebanon
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$1.75 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's gross domestic savings (current US$)?
- −US$8.87 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 774.7% from −US$1.01 billion in 1990. The highest value was US$1.03 billion in 2009 and the lowest −US$9.24 billion in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 36th highest of 35 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in gross domestic savings (current US$) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2024, Lebanon's gross domestic savings (current US$) fell US$596.85 million on 2023 (from −US$8.27 billion to −US$8.87 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$204.4 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.3 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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.GDS.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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