The volume of loans issued by commercial banks (excluding interbank loans) totalled GEL 73.39 billion by the end of May 2026, marking an increase of GEL 504.46 million, or 0.69%, compared to the previous month, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) reported.
The annual growth rate of total loans, excluding the exchange rate effect, stood at 14.22%.
According to the National Bank of Georgia, national currency-denominated loans increased by GEL 384.91 million (0.92%) month-on-month, while foreign currency loans grew by GEL 119.54 million (0.39%).
In addition, data from the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) shows that by the end of May 2026, banks had issued 11.02 billion lari in national currency loans to resident legal entities, representing a 0.23% increase compared to the previous month, alongside 21.20 billion lari in foreign currency loans, which is up 0.19% on the previous month’s figure.
According to the NBG’s report, lending to the resident household sector grew by 1.14%, or 435.92 million lari, during May 2026, reaching 38.68 billion lari by the end of the month.
By the end of May 2026, the larisation rate for total loans stood at 57.64%, representing a 0.13 percentage point increase compared to the end of the previous month.
