Bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Bank net interest margin was 4.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago is 4.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2017.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +102.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -57.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.3% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 91,158 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.20 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 200.89 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,866 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Bank net interest margin in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for bank net interest margin?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.