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 166 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.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.1% | — |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -4.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 8.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 8.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 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 166 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.