Bank net interest margin (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank net interest margin (%) was 6.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in El Salvador stood at 6.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in El Salvador peaked at 10.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 26th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -55.7% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +138.6% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +63.9% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -40.2% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +138.6% | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 2.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in El Salvador?
- Bank net interest margin in El Salvador was 6.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank net interest margin?
- El Salvador ranks 26th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.