Lebanon - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Lebanon was ($2,959,325,000) as of 2020. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between ($1,116,364,000) in 2006 and ($13,366,900,000) in 2018.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2002 ($4,540,835,000)
2003 ($5,138,387,000)
2004 ($4,405,596,000)
2005 ($2,748,001,000)
2006 ($1,116,364,000)
2007 ($1,604,778,000)
2008 ($4,102,658,000)
2009 ($6,740,936,000)
2010 ($7,552,051,000)
2011 ($5,523,546,000)
2012 ($10,316,750,000)
2013 ($11,959,790,000)
2014 ($12,615,310,000)
2015 ($8,541,780,000)
2016 ($10,473,960,000)
2017 ($12,133,900,000)
2018 ($13,366,900,000)
2019 ($11,377,840,000)
2020 ($2,959,325,000)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Lebanon was -9.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was -5.07 in 2006, while its lowest value was -26.21 in 2014.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2002 -23.71
2003 -25.59
2004 -20.82
2005 -12.78
2006 -5.07
2007 -6.46
2008 -14.09
2009 -19.04
2010 -19.64
2011 -13.83
2012 -23.43
2013 -25.50
2014 -26.21
2015 -17.06
2016 -20.38
2017 -22.75
2018 -24.18
2019 -21.90
2020 -9.33

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments