Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
May 31, 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
155.00 % on May 31, 1995
Lowest
10.00 % on Apr 30, 2023
About Lebanon Interest Rate
In Lebanon, the benchmark interest rate used in local interest rate markets is the Beirut Reference Rate (BRR), introduced in 2009 by the Association of Banks in Lebanon.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lebanon Interest Rate is 20% at the moment.
Last month Lebanon Interest Rate was 20%, and the month before it reached 20%.
Interest rate is the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically an annual percentage of the loan outstanding. When it comes to the national level, interest rate is a rate at which banks borrow money from a country's central bank.
Yes, negative interest rate can be used by the government as a monetary policy tool to stimulate economy growth.
Growing or falling interest rate can influence the country's economy, stimulate it or lower the inflation level. Even people can feel the effect of interest rate's movements — for example, if interest rate increases, loans get more expensive.