Bank net interest margin (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Bank net interest margin (%) was 4.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Barbados, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Barbados is 4.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Barbados peaked at 4.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2012.
That places Barbados 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +141.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +150.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More financial sector data for Barbados
- 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 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 61.36 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 44.81 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 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 61.36 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 Barbados?
- Bank net interest margin in Barbados was 4.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for bank net interest margin?
- Barbados ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.