Lending Rate in Egypt decreased to 20 percent in February from 21 percent in December of 2025. Lending Rate in Egypt averaged 11.39 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 28.25 percent in March of 2024 and a record low of 9.25 percent in December of 2013. source: Central Bank of Egypt

Lending Rate in Egypt is expected to be 20.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Egypt Overnight Lending Rate is projected to trend around 17.00 percent in 2027 and 15.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-25 04:00 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
21% 22% 21% 21%
2026-02-12 03:10 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 21% 20%
2026-04-02 04:00 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 20%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 25366589.00 24752824.00 EGP Million Sep 2025
Central Bank Balance Sheet 6384982.00 6251886.00 EGP Million Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 52590.00 51450.00 USD Million Jan 2026
Interbank Rate 19.53 19.67 percent Feb 2026
Interest Rate 19.00 20.00 percent Feb 2026
Overnight Lending Rate 20.00 21.00 percent Feb 2026
Loans to Private Sector 3273328.00 3213478.00 EGP Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M0 2425865.00 2357463.00 EGP Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 3796051.00 3750905.00 EGP Million Dec 2025
M2 Money Supply YoY 14027762.00 13853444.00 EGP Million Dec 2025


Egypt Overnight Lending Rate
In Egypt, lending rate refers to central bank overnight lending facility and it is one of its main policy instruments. Together with the overnight deposit rate, the overnight lending rate provides the outer bounds of a corridor within which the overnight inter-bank rate will fluctuate.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
20.00 21.00 28.25 9.25 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly