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 165 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.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 40.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.95 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 10.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.97 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 40.5% (2024)
- Broad money 68.8% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.9% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 935 (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 165 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.