Bank net interest margin in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank net interest margin was 4.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Paraguay stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Paraguay peaked at 10.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 39th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 8.8% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.55 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 197.45 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 55.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2025)
- Broad money 52.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -4.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 7,545 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -12,423 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Paraguay?
- Bank net interest margin in Paraguay was 4.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank net interest margin?
- Paraguay ranks 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.