Bank net interest margin in Brazil
Brazil: Bank net interest margin was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Brazil is 4.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Brazil peaked at 8.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2014.
Brazil ranks 45th of 165 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Brazil
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Broad money 118.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 55.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.59 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -217,283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Brazil?
- Bank net interest margin in Brazil was 4.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for bank net interest margin?
- Brazil ranks 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.