Bank net interest margin (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Bank net interest margin (%) was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.9% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.5% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Colombia peaked at 6.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.
That places Colombia 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +83.5% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -45.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More financial sector data for Colombia
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.26 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 Colombia?
- Bank net interest margin in Colombia was 2.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for bank net interest margin?
- Colombia ranks 90th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.