Bank net interest margin in Denmark
Denmark: Bank net interest margin was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Denmark, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Denmark peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Denmark 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 144.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.4 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.20 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 1.20 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 144.1% (2024)
- Broad money 62.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -5.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 144.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 6.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Denmark?
- Bank net interest margin in Denmark was 0.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for bank net interest margin?
- Denmark ranks 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.