Bank net interest margin in Bhutan
Bhutan: Bank net interest margin was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Bhutan, 2014–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 2.6% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.61 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 244.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 116.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.3% (2025)
- Broad money 83.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 87.16 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 455 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Bhutan?
- Bank net interest margin in Bhutan was 2.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for bank net interest margin?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.