El Salvador vs Mexico: Bank net interest margin

El Salvador
6.0%
in 2021
Mexico
5.7%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
26th
Mexico rank
29th

Bank net interest margin over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
051015200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 29th of 166 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 6.5% 6.5% 0.0% El Salvador
2010s 6.4% 4.5% 1.9% El Salvador
2020s 6.2% 5.9% 0.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank net interest margin, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Mexico as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank net interest margin between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for bank net interest margin?
El Salvador ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 29th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank net interest margin (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 3,163 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.