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 165 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.1407 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 308.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 336.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 23.8% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 35,417 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 119.16 base year varies by country (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 165 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.