Foreign debt fell 7.18% to USD 73,985 bil in Lebanon in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Lebanon reached an all time high of USD 79,706 bil in 2018 and an all time low of USD 39.0 bil in 1976.
Lebanon has been ranked 19th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cyprus | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egypt | USD bil | 49,846 | 69,164 | 84,540 | 99,356 | 114,484 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,127 | 23,359 | 28,103 | 27,790 | 27,468 | ||
| Israel | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jordan | USD bil | 25,598 | 27,110 | 30,051 | 31,925 | 33,482 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | USD bil | 68,219 | 69,509 | 74,165 | 79,650 | 73,893 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syria | USD bil | 4,419 | 4,368 | 4,604 | 4,584 | 4,590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | USD bil | 400,058 | 410,026 | 457,282 | 447,923 | 444,540 |
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