Bank net interest margin in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank net interest margin was 7.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Lebanon stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 265.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Lebanon peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
Lebanon ranks 14th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.9% | 2 |
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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 net interest margin in Lebanon?
- Bank net interest margin in Lebanon was 7.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank net interest margin?
- Lebanon ranks 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.