Bank net interest margin in Malawi
Malawi: Bank net interest margin was 7.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Malawi stood at 7.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Malawi peaked at 15.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2021.
That places Malawi 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.9% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Malawi?
- Bank net interest margin in Malawi was 7.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for bank net interest margin?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.