Bank net interest margin in Guyana
Guyana: Bank net interest margin was 5.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Guyana stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Guyana peaked at 7.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2002.
That places Guyana 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guyana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 11.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.8499 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 1.49 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 347.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 11.3% (2025)
- Broad money 28.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 15.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 208.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,092 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Guyana?
- Bank net interest margin in Guyana was 5.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2002.
- How does Guyana rank for bank net interest margin?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.