Lending Rate in Egypt decreased to 21 percent in December from 22 percent in November of 2025. Lending Rate in Egypt averaged 11.39 percent from 2005 until 2025, 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
2025-11-20 04:30 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
22% 22% 21.5% 21.5%
2025-12-25 04:00 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
21% 22% 21% 21%
2026-02-12 04:00 PM
Overnight Lending Rate
21%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 25366589.00 24023652.00 EGP Million Sep 2025
Central Bank Balance Sheet 6206272.00 6194398.00 EGP Million Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves 51450.00 50220.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Interbank Rate 20.46 20.56 percent Jan 2026
Interest Rate 20.00 21.00 percent Dec 2025
Overnight Lending Rate 21.00 22.00 percent Dec 2025
Loans to Private Sector 3213478.00 3139553.00 EGP Million Nov 2025
Money Supply M0 2357463.00 2440218.00 EGP Million Nov 2025
Money Supply M1 3750905.00 3679963.00 EGP Million Nov 2025
M2 Money Supply YoY 13853444.00 13686842.00 EGP Million Nov 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
21.00 22.00 28.25 9.25 2005 - 2025 percent Monthly