Interest rate spread in Lebanon
Lebanon: Interest rate spread was 0.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Interest rate spread in Lebanon, 1982–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
In 2019, interest rate spread in Lebanon stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Lebanon peaked at 23.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
That places Lebanon 129th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest rate spread in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.9% | — |
| 1983 | 4.5% | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +43.3% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +165.0% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +46.5% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -43.9% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -28.4% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +117.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 3.9% | 22.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 6.9% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
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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 interest rate spread in Lebanon?
- Interest rate spread in Lebanon was 0.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for interest rate spread?
- Lebanon ranks 129th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is interest rate 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 database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.