Bank net interest margin in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bank net interest margin was 3.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3.6% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Ethiopia peaked at 7.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2012.
Ethiopia ranks 64th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.6% (2008)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.78 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 92.23 billion current LCU (2008)
- Net foreign assets 13.12 billion current LCU (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Broad money 34.0% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Official exchange rate 82.6 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration 24,054 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Ethiopia?
- Bank net interest margin in Ethiopia was 3.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for bank net interest margin?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.