Lending Rate in Egypt remained unchanged at 20 percent in July. Lending Rate in Egypt averaged 11.40 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 16.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-21 04:15 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 20% 20%
2026-07-09 03:20 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
20% 20% 20% 20%
2026-08-20 04:00 PM
Overnight Lending Rate


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 24920994.00 24508063.00 EGP Million Feb 2026
Central Bank Balance Sheet 6821258.00 6742367.00 EGP Million May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 55070.00 53130.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Interbank Rate 19.81 19.85 percent Jul 2026
Interest Rate 19.00 19.00 percent Jul 2026
Overnight Lending Rate 20.00 20.00 percent Jul 2026
Loans to Private Sector 3643366.00 3586687.00 EGP Million May 2026
Money Supply M0 2568941.00 2429600.00 EGP Million May 2026
Money Supply M1 4502731.00 4302576.00 EGP Million May 2026
M2 Money Supply YoY 15330740.00 15137156.00 EGP Million May 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