Lending Rate in Egypt remained unchanged at 20 percent in April. 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 15.00 percent in 2027 and 14.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-12 03:10 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 21% 20%
2026-04-02 04:15 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 20% 20%
2026-05-21 04:00 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 20%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 24122237.00 26399918.00 EGP Million Dec 2025
Central Bank Balance Sheet 6452126.00 6384982.00 EGP Million Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 53010.00 52830.00 USD Million Apr 2026
Interbank Rate 19.68 19.16 percent May 2026
Interest Rate 19.00 19.00 percent Apr 2026
Overnight Lending Rate 20.00 20.00 percent Apr 2026
Loans to Private Sector 3484506.00 3301972.00 EGP Million Mar 2026
Money Supply M0 2463270.00 2362998.00 EGP Million Mar 2026
Money Supply M1 4189517.00 4002230.00 EGP Million Mar 2026
M2 Money Supply YoY 15074635.00 14286985.00 EGP Million Mar 2026


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 20.00 28.25 9.25 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly