Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon
Lebanon: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 102.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon, 1988–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon is 102.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon peaked at 102.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1993.
Lebanon ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 54.5% | — |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 78.5% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 45.3% | -42.3% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 102.2% | +2.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 102.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 102.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.8% | 54.5% | 65.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 42.6% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 67.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 78.9% | 102.2% | 8 |
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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Lebanon was 102.2% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 102.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1993.
- How does Lebanon rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Lebanon ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.