Bank net interest margin in Namibia
Namibia: Bank net interest margin was 4.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Namibia, 2006–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.3% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Namibia peaked at 6.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 50th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.96 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Namibia?
- Bank net interest margin in Namibia was 4.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for bank net interest margin?
- Namibia ranks 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.