Bank net interest margin (%) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Bank net interest margin (%) was 3.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 3.6% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Bahamas peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2004.
That places Bahamas 63rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +140.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -19.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 3.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 81% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +140.5% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More financial sector data for Bahamas
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.53 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.85 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.53 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 Bahamas?
- Bank net interest margin in Bahamas was 3.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- How does Bahamas rank for bank net interest margin?
- Bahamas ranks 63rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.