Bank net interest margin (%) in Curacao
Curacao: Bank net interest margin (%) was 4.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank net interest margin in Curacao, 2003–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Curacao stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Curacao peaked at 6.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
That places Curacao 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.8% | — |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +84.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +65.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -10.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 4.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 4.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84.2% | 3.6% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More financial sector data for Curacao
- Net migration, annual growth rate -8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 470 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 133.65 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 3.3% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve assets 1.32 billion US dollar (2021)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 7.43 billion US dollar (2021)
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Curacao?
- Bank net interest margin in Curacao was 4.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Curacao rank for bank net interest margin?
- Curacao ranks 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curacao 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.