Bank net interest margin (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Bank net interest margin (%) was 3.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 3.4% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Jordan peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 70th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.1387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.1013 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Jordan?
- Bank net interest margin in Jordan was 3.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for bank net interest margin?
- Jordan ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.