Bank net interest margin (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Bank net interest margin (%) was 1.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Ireland, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Ireland is 1.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Ireland peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
That places Ireland 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +465.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +14.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 70% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +465.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 163.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Ireland?
- Bank net interest margin in Ireland was 1.3% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Ireland rank for bank net interest margin?
- Ireland ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.