Lebanon's deposit interest rate (%) was 9.7% in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.38 percentage points from 7.32% in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9.7% | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 5.91% | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 7.32% | 2009 |
| Highest | 21.96% | 1988 |
| Lowest | 5.77% | 2012 |
| Average since 2010 | 6.52% | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 12.94% | 1982 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Lebanon's deposit interest rate (%) rose 1.97 percentage points on 2018 (from 7.72% to 9.7%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.76 percentage points in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.42 percentage points in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.29 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Lebanon in the 2019 ranking
- Sri Lanka — 2nd of 5: 8.71%
- Tajikistan — 3rd of 5: 5.18%
- Philippines — 4th of 5: 4.08%
What this measures
Deposit interest rate is the 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.
Limitations: Countries use a variety of reporting formats, sample designs, interest compounding formulas, averaging methods, and data presentations for indices and other data series on interest rates. The IMF's Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual does not provide guidelines beyond the general recommendation that such data should reflect market prices and effective (rather than nominal) interest rates and should be representative of the financial assets and markets to be covered. For more information, please see http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/mfs/manual/index.htm.
All 38 values
| Year | Deposit interest rate (%) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.7 |
| 2018 | 7.72 |
| 2017 | 6.26 |
| 2016 | 5.93 |
| 2015 | 5.98 |
| 2014 | 5.91 |
| 2013 | 5.83 |
| 2012 | 5.77 |
| 2011 | 5.88 |
| 2010 | 6.2 |
| 2009 |
Deposit interest rate (%) in nearby economies
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$89,500 (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 51.57 trillion (2017)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -21.28% (2018)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 160.19 trillion (2017)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 208.34 trillion (2017)
- Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 2.5% (2017)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 4.21% (2017)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$89,500 (2025)
- Lending interest rate (%) — 10.51% (2019)
- Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)
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Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's deposit interest rate (%)?
- 9.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is down 3.25 percentage points from 12.94% in 1982. The highest value was 21.96% in 1988 and the lowest 5.77% in 2012.
- Is the latest change in deposit interest rate (%) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2019, Lebanon's deposit interest rate (%) rose 1.97 percentage points on 2018 (from 7.72% to 9.7%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was −0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FR.INR.DPST, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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