Bank net interest margin in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Bank net interest margin was 14.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 14.7% for bank net interest margin in 2019.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Sierra Leone peaked at 18.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.75 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 41.83 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 417.37 million current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Broad money 22.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 21.3 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -11,309 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Sierra Leone?
- Bank net interest margin in Sierra Leone was 14.7% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for bank net interest margin?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.