Facts about the Lebanese Banking Sector

Main Indicators

 

Main indicators of the sector

Banks (end of year 2023)

  • Number of operating banks in Lebanon : 60 o/w 14 investment banks
  • Number of banks' branches :715

Human resources  ( end of year 2023)

  • Total number of banking sector employees : 14860
  • Female (48%)
  • With University degree (80%)
  • Married (76%)

Main items of the banking sector

  • Total Assets : LBP 9,297,336 billion (USD 103.9 billion) at the end of September 2024 
  • Total Deposits: LBP 8,076,237  billion (USD 90.2 billion) at the end of September 2024 
  • Total Claims on R and N R customers : LBP 532,063 billion (USD 5.9 billion) at the end of September 2024 
  • Total Housing Loans : LBP 8,695 billion (USD 580 million ) at the end of 2023.