Bank net interest margin in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bank net interest margin was 4.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank net interest margin in Lesotho, 2001–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Lesotho stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Lesotho peaked at 9.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.54 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 3.67 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 25.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.3% (2024)
- Broad money 42.3% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -18.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Lesotho?
- Bank net interest margin in Lesotho was 4.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for bank net interest margin?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.