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Lebanon - External Debt 1979

Name: Lebanon External Debt 1979
Creator: World Bank
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$277.5M +$92.7M from 1978 Global rank: 20th

Lebanon's external debt was $277.5M in 1979, increased +$92.7M from $184.8M in 1978. This was the 20th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

External Debt by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$7.2M	27.2%
2nd	Maldives	$12.8M	44.2%
3rd	Solomon Islands	$13.8M	19.9%
4th	São Tomé and Principe	$16.7M	62.1%
5th	Djibouti	$20.5M	-2.5%
6th	Grenada	$22.4M	17.0%
7th	Comoros	$40.1M	36.6%
8th	Samoa	$52.5M	27.3%
9th	Lesotho	$53.1M	56.2%
10th	Guinea-Bissau	$69.5M	35.2%
11th	Belize	$71.8M	115.6%
12th	Gambia, The	$81.2M	63.0%
13th	Botswana	$130.0M	3.6%
14th	Burundi	$136.2M	82.4%
15th	Fiji	$141.7M	37.3%
16th	Nepal	$146.3M	30.0%
17th	Rwanda	$156.1M	23.1%
18th	Central African Republic	$157.8M	10.9%
19th	Eswatini	$183.1M	23.5%
20th	Lebanon	$277.5M	50.2%
21st	Burkina Faso	$295.0M	12.3%
22nd	Mauritius	$306.2M	61.1%
23rd	Chad	$308.4M	9.8%
24th	Lao PDR	$310.9M	21.7%
25th	Haiti	$334.7M	18.8%
26th	Sierra Leone	$420.3M	21.1%
27th	Benin	$453.8M	59.8%
28th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$461.0M	12.2%
29th	Zimbabwe	$559.2M	25.4%
30th	Mali	$567.3M	0.6%
31st	Uganda	$588.3M	37.8%
32nd	Liberia	$596.5M	34.6%
33rd	Papua New Guinea	$608.6M	4.3%
34th	Niger	$631.7M	3.6%
35th	Malawi	$669.0M	12.5%
36th	Guyana	$686.8M	12.4%
37th	Mauritania	$714.7M	4.7%
38th	Madagascar	$773.1M	117.2%
39th	Paraguay	$912.1M	26.1%
40th	El Salvador	$973.8M	-2.5%
41st	Congo, Republic of	$1.1B	35.0%
42nd	Togo	$1.1B	34.5%
43rd	Senegal	$1.1B	25.4%
44th	Guatemala	$1.1B	25.5%
45th	Guinea	$1.2B	11.2%
46th	Yemen, Republic of	$1.2B	26.8%
47th	Honduras	$1.3B	24.8%
48th	Ghana	$1.3B	0.3%
49th	Myanmar	$1.4B	37.8%
50th	Jordan	$1.4B	27.6%
51st	Sri Lanka	$1.6B	13.1%
52nd	Nicaragua	$1.6B	5.9%
53rd	Dominican Republic	$1.7B	19.6%
54th	Gabon	$1.7B	13.9%
55th	Jamaica	$1.7B	19.6%
56th	Cameroon	$2.2B	42.0%
57th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$2.6B	17.7%
58th	Kenya	$2.7B	25.2%
59th	Bangladesh	$3.0B	5.2%
60th	Zambia	$3.0B	17.9%
61st	Tunisia	$3.4B	15.4%
62nd	Sudan	$4.1B	29.1%
63rd	Tanzania	$4.2B	-3.8%
64th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$4.5B	0.8%
65th	Ecuador	$4.6B	13.4%
66th	Côte d'Ivoire	$4.8B	24.4%
67th	Colombia	$6.1B	14.6%
68th	Nigeria	$6.2B	22.7%
69th	Thailand	$6.6B	32.1%
70th	Morocco	$8.2B	18.6%
71st	Pakistan	$8.9B	7.1%
72nd	Peru	$9.4B	-4.5%
73rd	Philippines	$13.3B	23.3%
74th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$14.9B	15.9%
75th	Türkiye	$15.9B	7.2%
76th	Serbia	$16.0B	27.4%
77th	India	$18.2B	10.1%
78th	Algeria	$18.5B	17.6%
79th	Indonesia	$18.6B	3.2%
80th	Argentina	$21.2B	56.8%
81st	Mexico	$43.0B	19.7%
82nd	Brazil	$61.8B	12.3%

FAQ

What was Lebanon's external debt in 1979?▾

Lebanon's external debt in 1979 was $277.5M. This ranked 20th globally.

How did Lebanon's external debt change in 1979?▾

Lebanon's external debt increased by 50.2% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1979?▾

Brazil had the highest external debt in 1979 at $61.8B.

What is the external debt of Lebanon in 1979?▾

The external debt of Lebanon in 1979 was $277.5M. This ranked 20th globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Lebanon's external debt?▾

Lebanon's external debt went from $184.8M in 1978 to $277.5M in 1979, a 50.2% increase.

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