Bank net interest margin (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Bank net interest margin (%) was 3.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Egypt stood at 3.8%.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Egypt peaked at 4.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
That places Egypt 57th 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 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +40.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +40.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -6.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 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 Egypt?
- Bank net interest margin in Egypt was 3.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for bank net interest margin?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.