Bank net interest margin in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bank net interest margin was 8.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Tanzania, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 8.0% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Tanzania peaked at 9.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2010.
That places Tanzania 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.39 (2018)
- Net domestic credit 47.56 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 10.56 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 16.7% (2024)
- Broad money 23.4% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.6% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 16.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 2,598 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -12,730 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Tanzania?
- Bank net interest margin in Tanzania was 8.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for bank net interest margin?
- Tanzania ranks 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.