Bank net interest margin in Portugal
Portugal: Bank net interest margin was 1.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Portugal is 1.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Portugal peaked at 2.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.
That places Portugal 144th 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% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 77.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.14 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 333.86 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 17.91 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 16,472 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 125.87 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Portugal?
- Bank net interest margin in Portugal was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for bank net interest margin?
- Portugal ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.