Lebanon's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) was US$1.21 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 585.54% from US$176 million in 2014 (21.23% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.21 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$535.84 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$176 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.21 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$11.82 million | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | US$627.04 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$18.33 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lebanon's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) rose 19.4% on 2023 (from US$1.01 billion to US$1.21 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 24.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 76.6% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.4% in 1984. 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 upward, about US$103.12 million a year. A straight line explains 95% 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 56th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | US$1.21 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$243.97 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Lebanon in the 2024 ranking
- Myanmar — 53rd of 116: US$1.45 billion
- Albania — 54th of 116: US$1.31 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 55th of 116: US$1.25 billion
- Azerbaijan — 57th of 116: US$1.17 billion
- Paraguay — 58th of 116: US$1.13 billion
- Honduras — 59th of 116: US$1.11 billion
What this measures
IBRD loans and IDA credits are public and publicly guaranteed debt extended by the World Bank Group. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lends at market rates. Credits from the International Development Association (IDA) are at concessional rates. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,206,543,000 |
| 2023 | 1,010,500,000 |
| 2022 | 845,610,000 |
| 2021 | 663,441,000 |
| 2020 | 614,655,000 |
| 2019 | 535,836,000 |
| 2018 | 509,738,000 |
| 2017 | 440,514,000 |
| 2016 | 254,440,000 |
| 2015 | 189,123,000 |
IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$279.74 million (2024)
- Algeria — US$0 (2017)
- Djibouti — US$295.54 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$12.3 billion (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$124.09 million (2024)
- Iraq — US$3.01 billion (2024)
- Jordan — US$5.42 billion (2024)
- Morocco — US$10.2 billion (2024)
- Pakistan — US$20.18 billion (2024)
- Syrian Arab Republic
More economic policy & debt data for Lebanon
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$1.75 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)?
- US$1.21 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 6,483% from US$18.33 million in 1970 (8.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.21 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$11.82 million in 1977.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 56th highest of 116 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2024, Lebanon's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) rose 19.4% on 2023 (from US$1.01 billion to US$1.21 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 24.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 DT.DOD.MWBG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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