Lebanon: Short-term government debt

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 Lebanon

Short-term government debt, percent of total

 Latest value 16.40
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2011 - 2024
 Average 24.15
 Min - Max 12.42 - 46.93
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 16.4 percent, an increase from 12.42 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.06 percent, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 2011 to 2024 is 24.15 percent. The minimum value, 12.42 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 46.93 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Lebanon: Short-term government debt
 2024 16.40
 2023 12.42
 2022 46.37
 2021 46.93
 2020 18.54
 2019 17.99
 2018 18.69
 2017 23.84




Definition: General government debt with maturity of twelve months or less as percent of total government debt. Source: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.

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 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -0.19 2024 percent
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 Tax revenue 11.14 2024 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 48.40 2024 percent
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 Income and profits taxes 7.84 2024 percent
 Foreign aid 1,747.10 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 163.76 2024 percent
 Government debt in foreign currency, percent 97.71 2024 percent
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