Bank net interest margin in Bahrain
Bahrain: Bank net interest margin was 2.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 2.1% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Bahrain peaked at 2.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2004.
Bahrain ranks 113th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 70.6% (2015)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.42 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 10.64 billion current LCU (2015)
- Net foreign assets 1.34 billion current LCU (2015)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Broad money 82.1% (2015)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.4% (2015)
- Domestic credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Official exchange rate 0.376 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 18,128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Bahrain?
- Bank net interest margin in Bahrain was 2.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for bank net interest margin?
- Bahrain ranks 113th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.