Bank lending-deposit spread in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank lending-deposit spread was 0.8167 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Bank lending-deposit spread in Lebanon, 1982–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank lending-deposit spread in Lebanon is 0.8167, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Lebanon peaked at 23.12 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8167, in 2019.
Lebanon ranks 120th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.31 | 3.89 | 22.5 | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.5 | 6.92 | 23.12 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.86 | 2.25 | 6.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 0.8167 | 2.42 | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 102.2% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.6 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 160.19 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net foreign assets 51.57 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Broad money 260.6% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.1% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 89,500 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -10,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Lebanon?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Lebanon was 0.8167 in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.12 in 1992.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8167 in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Lebanon ranks 120th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank lending-deposit spread. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Difference between lending rate and deposit rate. Lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits. IFS line 60P - line 60L.