Bank net interest margin (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank net interest margin (%) was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Bangladesh stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Bangladesh peaked at 5.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 124th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +77.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +13.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.2%, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Bangladesh?
- Bank net interest margin in Bangladesh was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank net interest margin?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.