🇱🇧 Lebanon National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Lebanon government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $48.1 billion, with no published growth-rate estimate. Debt-to-GDP: 139%. Per-citizen share: $8,222.
In default since March 2020. IMF WEO October 2026 puts general government debt at about 139% of GDP at end-2025. The dollar figure is far below earlier estimates because the pound was devalued from 1,507 to 89,500 per dollar, which cut the dollar value of debt owed in pounds. The IMF's latest actual fiscal data is for 2021, and it publishes no projection, so this counter does not move.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Lebanon ranks 7th by debt-to-GDP, 79th by total debt and 59th by debt per person.
About Lebanon's National Debt
Lebanon has been in sovereign default since 2020 — the culmination of years of unsustainable borrowing, a collapsed currency and a banking crisis. Its debt-to-GDP figure is among the world's highest and its public finances remain in deep distress.
Lebanon's debt-to-GDP ratio of 139% is among the highest in the world: higher than 95% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Lebanon ranks 79th of the 135 governments tracked here.
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Lebanon, so its counter is held at the baseline figure. This reflects a gap in the underlying fiscal data, not a finding that the debt has stopped changing. We go through every government in this position, and what is missing for each. Each of Lebanon's 6 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $8,222. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Lebanon National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lebanon's national debt right now?
Lebanon's national debt is approximately $48.1 billion as of October 28, 2026, with no published growth-rate estimate. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 139% and each citizen's share is about $8,222.
How fast is Lebanon's debt growing?
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Lebanon. The IMF October 2026 dataset has no usable projection for it, so rather than show a placeholder figure we hold the counter at the baseline and say so.
What is Lebanon's debt per capita?
Each of Lebanon's 6 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $8,222 of the national debt.
What is Lebanon's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Lebanon's debt-to-GDP ratio is 139%. That is higher than 95% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Lebanon's government debt at this level?
Lebanon has been in sovereign default since 2020 — the culmination of years of unsustainable borrowing, a collapsed currency and a banking crisis. Its debt-to-GDP figure is among the world's highest and its public finances remain in deep distress.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock; no projection published, so no growth rate) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 48,089,816,024 + 0 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=lb (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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