Lebanon: Bank assets to GDP
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| Lebanon |
Bank assets, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 161.51 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1988 - 2017 |
| Average | 138.39 |
| Min - Max | 71.67 - 174.92 |
| Source | The International Monetary Fund |
The latest value from 2017 is 161.51 percent, a decline from 166.89 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 63.43 percent, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 1988 to 2017 is 138.39 percent. The minimum value, 71.67 percent, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 174.92 percent was recorded in 2000.
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Definition: Total assets held by deposit money banks as a share of GDP. Assets include claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector which includes central, state and local governments, nonfinancial public enterprises and private sector. Deposit money banks comprise commercial banks and other financial institutions that accept transferable deposits, such as demand deposits.
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| Firms using credit to finance investment | 38.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Small firms with bank credit | 32.00 | 2019 | percent |
| Percent people with credit cards | 2.99 | 2021 | percent |
| Percent people with debit cards | 15.92 | 2021 | percent |
| Domestic credit to the private sector | 106.57 | 2017 | percent |
| Bank credit to the private sector | 102.16 | 2017 | percent |
| Liquid liabilities, percent of GDP | 259.17 | 2017 | percent |
| Bank assets to GDP | 161.51 | 2017 | percent |
| Financial system deposits, percent of GDP | 250.37 | 2017 | percent |
| Bank credit to government | 0.33 | 2018 | percent |
| Banking system concentration | 99.69 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign bank assets | 29.00 | 2012 | percent of total bank assets |
| Percent people with bank accounts | 20.70 | 2021 | percent |