Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 15.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lebanon, 2011–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lebanon is 15.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 304.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lebanon peaked at 15.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2011.
Lebanon ranks 11th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.8% | — |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +81.0% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +48.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 15.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 15.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 3.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More development goals data for Lebanon
- Red List Index 0.8835 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 159.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 536.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,414 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lebanon?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lebanon was 15.2% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Lebanon ranks 11th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 304.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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