Bank net interest margin in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Bank net interest margin was 2.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in North Macedonia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in North Macedonia is 2.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in North Macedonia peaked at 5.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
North Macedonia ranks 119th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for North Macedonia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 53.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.57 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 655.53 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 276.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 53.4% (2025)
- Broad money 60.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 56.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 54.66 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,645 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in North Macedonia?
- Bank net interest margin in North Macedonia was 2.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for bank net interest margin?
- North Macedonia ranks 119th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.