Bank net interest margin in Mozambique
Mozambique: Bank net interest margin was 9.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 9.4% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Mozambique peaked at 11.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.44 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 594.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 252.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 18.3% (2025)
- Broad money 59.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 18.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 63.91 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -65,573 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Mozambique?
- Bank net interest margin in Mozambique was 9.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for bank net interest margin?
- Mozambique ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.