Bank net interest margin (%) in Russia
Russia: Bank net interest margin (%) was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Russia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Russia stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.9% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Russia peaked at 8.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
That places Russia 165th out of 166 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.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +82.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -86.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 27% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +82.7% | 4.5% | 8.2% |
| 2021 | -86.9% | 4.0% | 0.5% |
| 2016 | +60.0% | 3.1% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 4.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More financial sector data for Russia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.48 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Russia?
- Bank net interest margin in Russia was 0.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Russia rank for bank net interest margin?
- Russia ranks 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.