Lebanon - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Lebanon was 5.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.07 in 1996 and a minimum value of -28.99 in 1992.

Definition: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.

See also:

Year Value
1989 -19.15
1990 21.16
1991 -6.53
1992 -28.99
1993 3.03
1994 14.84
1995 12.66
1996 23.07
1997 7.84
1999 18.51
2000 20.67
2001 19.00
2002 11.11
2003 11.67
2004 12.19
2005 11.83
2006 9.30
2007 6.91
2008 2.26
2009 -0.65
2010 7.71
2011 4.43
2012 -0.29
2013 4.61
2014 7.11
2015 3.56
2016 7.23
2017 5.18
2018 3.45
2019 5.90

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates