International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Lebanon

International reserves in Lebanon in 2024 — 33,301,277,510 US$. Ranked 54 in the world out of 164. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23,653.8%.

2024 33.3B US$ +21.14% vs 2023
World rank 54of 164
Period maximum 55.41B US$2017
Period minimum 140M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · US$

International reserves — Lebanon, 1960–2024020B40B60B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 140,193,600 US$1962: 206,563,420 US$1964: 233,028,080 US$1966: 282,747,660 US$1968: 388,526,600 US$1970: 404,917,180 US$1972: 922,647,621 US$1974: 2,997,376,774 US$1976: 2,544,358,608 US$1978: 3,918,138,374 US$1980: 7,024,574,525 US$1982: 6,821,644,188 US$1984: 3,514,703,718 US$1986: 4,092,905,137 US$1988: 4,761,143,788 US$1990: 4,210,389,197 US$1992: 4,569,657,896 US$1994: 7,418,500,691 US$1996: 9,337,093,844 US$1998: 9,210,344,448 US$2000: 8,474,638,463 US$2002: 10,404,665,642 US$2004: 15,773,807,067 US$2006: 19,238,867,061 US$2008: 28,265,312,110 US$2010: 44,475,631,355 US$2012: 52,530,986,899 US$2014: 50,668,863,617 US$2016: 53,905,512,886 US$2018: 52,380,608,542 US$2020: 42,440,403,087 US$2022: 32,512,880,022 US$2024: 33,301,277,510 US$
Change over the period: +33.16B (+23,653.78%) Average annual rate: 8.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 33.3B US$
World computed 14.86T US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.47T US$
Western Asia computed 1.38T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.28T US$
International reserves — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 33.3B +5.81B +21.14%
2023 27.49B −5.02B −15.45%
2022 32.51B −2.73B −7.74%
2021 35.24B −7.2B −16.97%
2020 42.44B −9.77B −18.72%
2019 52.21B −167M −0.32%
2018 52.38B −3.03B −5.47%
2017 55.41B +1.51B +2.79%
2016 53.91B +5.37B +11.07%
2015 48.53B −2.14B −4.22%
2014 50.67B +2.81B +5.88%
2013 47.86B −4.68B −8.9%
2012 52.53B +4.67B +9.76%
2011 47.86B +3.38B +7.61%
2010 44.48B +5.34B +13.66%
2009 39.13B +10.87B +38.44%
2008 28.27B +7.67B +37.22%
2007 20.6B +1.36B +7.07%
2006 19.24B +2.62B +15.77%
2005 16.62B +844M +5.35%
2004 15.77B −594M −3.63%
2003 16.37B +5.96B +57.31%
2002 10.4B +2.84B +37.56%
2001 7.56B −911M −10.75%
2000 8.47B −1.98B −18.92%
1999 10.45B +1.24B +13.48%
1998 9.21B +558M +6.45%
1997 8.65B −685M −7.33%
1996 9.34B +1.24B +15.27%
1995 8.1B +681M +9.19%
1994 7.42B +1.56B +26.53%
1993 5.86B +1.29B +28.3%
1992 4.57B +33.29M +0.73%
1991 4.54B +326M +7.74%
1990 4.21B −426M −9.18%
1989 4.64B −125M −2.62%
1988 4.76B −71.16M −1.47%
1987 4.83B +739M +18.07%
1986 4.09B +3.49M +0.09%
1985 4.09B +575M +16.35%
1984 3.51B −1.91B −35.16%
1983 5.42B −1.4B −20.54%
1982 6.82B +1.64B +31.64%
1981 5.18B −1.84B −26.23%
1980 7.02B +771M +12.34%
1979 6.25B +2.33B +59.59%
1978 3.92B +829M +26.83%
1977 3.09B +545M +21.42%
1976 2.54B +50.3M +2.02%
1975 2.49B −503M −16.79%
1974 3B +1.49B +98.89%
1973 1.51B +584M +63.34%
1972 923M +324M +54.08%
1971 599M +194M +47.89%
1970 405M +56.02M +16.06%
1969 349M −39.63M −10.2%
1968 389M +106M +37.7%
1967 282M −584,860 −0.21%
1966 283M +31.1M +12.36%
1965 252M +18.62M +7.99%
1964 233M +26.52M +12.84%
1963 207M −50,940 −0.02%
1962 207M +45.01M +27.86%
1961 162M +21.36M +15.23%
1960 140M

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.