Which has higher bank net interest margin, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Malaysia as of 2021.

What is the difference in bank net interest margin between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?

0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Bank net interest margin

Malaysia

2.0%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

2.0%

in 2021

Malaysia rank

123rd

United Arab Emirates rank

120th

Bank net interest margin over time

Malaysia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malaysia ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 166 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.5%	2.7%	0.3%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	2.6%	3.0%	0.4%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank net interest margin, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank net interest margin between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for bank net interest margin?: Malaysia ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.