Bank net interest margin in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bank net interest margin was 1.7% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Afghanistan, 2007β2021
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 165 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 3.0% (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.63 (2020)
- Net domestic credit -79.38 billion current LCU (2020)
- Net foreign assets 871.66 billion current LCU (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Broad money 37.5% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -8.3% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 76.81 LCU per US$, period average (2020)
- Net migration -74,404 (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 165 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.