Description
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (1952)
The official source for Lebanon’s 1952 balance of payments is the 1954 publication The Balance of Payments of Lebanon, 1951 and 1952, prepared by Edward Fei and Paul J. Klat for the Economic Research Institute of the American University of Beirut, with data from the Lebanese Ministry of National Economy
The 1951–1952 period was marked by Lebanon’s post‑war economic recovery, reliance on foreign aid, and a balance of payments structure heavily influenced by oil exports, remittances, and limited industrial output. The Fei/Klat report provides the baseline figures for understanding these dynamics.
Publisher: American University of Beirut, Dar el‑Kitab, Beirut
Year: 1954
Length: 90 pages, with tables and appendices
Language: English
Content scope
The report compiles Lebanon’s current account, capital account, and financial account data for 1951 and 1952, including:
Trade in goods and services
Transfers and income flows
Capital movements and financial transactions
Official reserves and external debt positions
It is the primary historical dataset for Lebanon’s external economic relations in the early 1950s, and is cited in later economic histories of the country.
