Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Lebanon, 2011–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Lebanon is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 90.7% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Lebanon peaked at 16.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Lebanon ranks 82nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.1% | — |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -90.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More development goals data for Lebanon
- Red List Index 0.8835 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 159.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 536.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,414 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Lebanon?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Lebanon was 0.9% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Lebanon ranks 82nd out of 129 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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