Bank net interest margin in Argentina
Argentina: Bank net interest margin was 10.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Argentina stood at 10.4%.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Argentina peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2003.
That places Argentina 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Argentina
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 15.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.05 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 331.61 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.45 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 15.8% (2025)
- Broad money 26.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1,241 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 2,859 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Argentina?
- Bank net interest margin in Argentina was 10.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- How does Argentina rank for bank net interest margin?
- Argentina ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.