Bank net interest margin in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank net interest margin was 5.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Guatemala is 5.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Guatemala peaked at 7.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 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 | 7.0% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 471.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 220.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.7% (2025)
- Broad money 60.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 37.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 7.68 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Guatemala?
- Bank net interest margin in Guatemala was 5.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank net interest margin?
- Guatemala ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.