Bank net interest margin (%) in Algeria
Algeria: Bank net interest margin (%) was 3.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Algeria, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 3.0% for bank net interest margin in 2020.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Algeria peaked at 4.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Algeria 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +55.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -18.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More financial sector data for Algeria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 14.63 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 14.63 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Algeria?
- Bank net interest margin in Algeria was 3.0% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for bank net interest margin?
- Algeria ranks 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.