Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Lebanon

Lending interest rate in Lebanon in 2019 — 10.51%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 117. Since 1982, the indicator has fallen by 6.32 pp.

2019 10.51% +1.42 pp vs 2018
World rank 70of 117
Period maximum 44.46%1988
Period minimum 7.09%2015

Trend over time

1982–2019 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Lebanon, 1982–2019020406019821986199019941998200220062010201420181982: 16.83%1983: 14.53%1984: 15.58%1985: 17.29%1986: 22.21%1987: 36.54%1988: 44.46%1989: 39.86%1990: 39.94%1991: 38.01%1992: 40.21%1993: 28.53%1994: 23.88%1995: 24.69%1996: 25.21%1997: 20.29%1999: 19.48%2000: 18.15%2001: 17.19%2002: 16.58%2003: 13.43%2004: 10.81%2005: 10.64%2006: 10.26%2007: 10.26%2008: 9.96%2009: 9.57%2010: 8.34%2011: 7.53%2012: 7.25%2013: 7.35%2014: 7.27%2015: 7.09%2016: 8.35%2017: 8.29%2018: 9.1%2019: 10.51%
Change over the period: −6.32 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp
Lending interest rate — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 10.51 +1.42 pp
2018 9.1 +0.8 pp
2017 8.29 −0.06 pp
2016 8.35 +1.26 pp
2015 7.09 −0.18 pp
2014 7.27 −0.07 pp
2013 7.35 +0.1 pp
2012 7.25 −0.28 pp
2011 7.53 −0.81 pp
2010 8.34 −1.23 pp
2009 9.57 −0.4 pp
2008 9.96 −0.29 pp
2007 10.26 −0 pp
2006 10.26 −0.38 pp
2005 10.64 −0.17 pp
2004 10.81 −2.62 pp
2003 13.43 −3.15 pp
2002 16.58 −0.61 pp
2001 17.19 −0.96 pp
2000 18.15 −1.33 pp
1999 19.48
1997 20.29 −4.92 pp
1996 25.21 +0.52 pp
1995 24.69 +0.81 pp
1994 23.88 −4.64 pp
1993 28.53 −11.68 pp
1992 40.21 +2.2 pp
1991 38.01 −1.93 pp
1990 39.94 +0.08 pp
1989 39.86 −4.6 pp
1988 44.46 +7.92 pp
1987 36.54 +14.33 pp
1986 22.21 +4.93 pp
1985 17.29 +1.7 pp
1984 15.58 +1.06 pp
1983 14.53 −2.31 pp
1982 16.83

About the indicator

The average rate at which banks extend short- and medium-term credit to the private sector. The methodology differs across countries — different maturities, types of borrower, collateral — so levels are not strictly comparable; the movement within a country, on the other hand, is telling and tracks the decisions of the central bank closely.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: rates can only be averaged by the volume of credit, and we have no such series. The difference between the lending and the deposit rate is the interest spread, an indirect measure of the efficiency of a banking system.

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