Savings share of GDP in Lebanon

Gross savings in Lebanon were equal to -12.5% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2002 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Lebanon, 2023 -12.5% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +9.2percentage points 2022: -21.8%
World, 2023 26.2% Official aggregate

Savings share of GDP in Lebanon over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period LebanonWorld
2024 – 26.0%
2023 -12.5% 26.2%
2022 -21.8% 27.2%
2021 -6.6% 27.1%
2020 2.2% 25.7%
2019 -6.0% 26.5%
2018 -3.8% 26.6%
2017 -0.9% 26.4%
2016 2.1% 25.8%
2015 2.4% 26.3%
2014 -3.6% 26.7%
2013 -2.3% 26.4%
2012 -2.5% 26.7%
2011 2.7% 26.8%
2010 4.9% 26.5%
2009 7.5% 25.3%
2008 8.1% 27.4%
2007 14.7% 28.2%
2006 10.3% 28.2%
2005 7.5% 27.1%
2004 6.5% 26.6%
2003 -16.4% 25.4%
2002 -4.2% 25.0%
2001 – 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.2 percentage points from -21.8% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was -2.3%, the figure has changed by −10.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 26.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2002 to 2023 for Lebanon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices