Bank net interest margin in Cyprus
Cyprus: Bank net interest margin was 2.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank net interest margin in Cyprus, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Cyprus is 2.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Cyprus peaked at 4.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More financial sector data for Cyprus
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 56.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5319 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.91 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 31.88 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 56.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.6% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 56.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 7,749 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 118.99 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Cyprus?
- Bank net interest margin in Cyprus was 2.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for bank net interest margin?
- Cyprus ranks 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.