Egypt (2024)
24.3
% per annum
+6.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+6.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
49
years of data

Data

Egypt Bank Lending Interest Rate (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % per annum YoY Change
2024 24.3 +6.5pp
2023 17.8 +7.2pp
2022 10.6 +1.2pp
2021 9.4 -2pp
2020 11.4 -4.7pp
2019 16.1 -2.2pp
2018 18.3 +0.1pp
2017 18.2 +4.6pp
2016 13.6 +2pp
2015 11.6 -0.1pp
2014 11.7 -0.6pp
2013 12.3 +0.3pp
2012 12 +1pp
2011 11 unchanged
2010 11 -1pp
2009 12 -0.3pp
2008 12.3 -0.2pp
2007 12.5 -0.1pp
2006 12.6 -0.5pp
2005 13.1 -0.2pp

About this Dataset

Egypt recorded 24.3 % per annum in 2024. The latest change was +6.5pp. Across 1976–2024 the series ranges from 8 in 1976 to 24.3 in 2024.

This page tracks the prime or benchmark bank lending rate in Egypt from 1990 to present. Lending rates directly affect the cost of corporate borrowing and investment activity.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the prime or benchmark bank lending rate in Egypt from 1990 to present. Lending rates directly affect the cost of corporate borrowing and investment activity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2024 (49 observations).

The series peaked at 24.3 % per annum in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8 in 1976. The latest reading of 24.3 in 2024 represents a change of +6.5pp.