Bank net interest margin in Belgium
Belgium: Bank net interest margin was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Belgium stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Belgium peaked at 2.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 148th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 762.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 180.33 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 31,989 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Belgium?
- Bank net interest margin in Belgium was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for bank net interest margin?
- Belgium ranks 148th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.