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 166 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.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- 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 (1976)
- 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 (1976)
- 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 (1976)
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 166 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.