Bank net interest margin (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Bank net interest margin (%) was 1.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Netherlands, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Netherlands stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Netherlands peaked at 1.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 153rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +68.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -52.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -67.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +214.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 55% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 53% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +214.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More financial sector data for Netherlands
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 174.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 127.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 174.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Netherlands?
- Bank net interest margin in Netherlands was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for bank net interest margin?
- Netherlands ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.