Bank net interest margin in Bolivia
Bolivia: Bank net interest margin was 3.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 3.8% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Bolivia peaked at 6.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.
That places Bolivia 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bolivia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 51.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5209 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 414.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 25.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 51.8% (2025)
- Broad money 57.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 29.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 6.91 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -3,179 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Bolivia?
- Bank net interest margin in Bolivia was 3.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for bank net interest margin?
- Bolivia ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.