Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 23.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon stood at 23.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.8% on the previous year and up 297.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon peaked at 23.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1998.
Lebanon ranks 8th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.6% | — |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +42.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +81.0% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +48.2% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 6.0% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.8% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 26.00 million current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 322.77 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 18.45 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.09 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 25.54 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 25.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,404 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lebanon was 23.8% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1998.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.