Bank net interest margin in Norway
Norway: Bank net interest margin was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.8% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Norway peaked at 2.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
That places Norway 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 126 Malta 1.9% compare
- 127 United Kingdom 1.8% compare
- 128 Cuba 1.8% compare
- 130 Latvia 1.8% compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 1.7% compare
- 132 Afghanistan 1.7% compare
More financial sector data for Norway
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 105.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.02 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -717.63 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.0% (2024)
- Broad money 59.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.0% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.4% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 10.4 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 29,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Norway?
- Bank net interest margin in Norway was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for bank net interest margin?
- Norway ranks 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.