Bank net interest margin (%) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bank net interest margin (%) was 1.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Afghanistan, 2007–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Afghanistan stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Afghanistan peaked at 11.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.2% | — |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -41.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.4%, 32% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Afghanistan?
- Bank net interest margin in Afghanistan was 1.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for bank net interest margin?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.