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 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +98.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +41.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 7.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 7.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +98.2% | 2.8% | 5.5% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 166 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.