Bank net interest margin in Tunisia
Tunisia: Bank net interest margin was 2.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 2.8% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Tunisia peaked at 3.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2016.
That places Tunisia 92nd out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Tunisia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.51 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 166.69 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 9.28 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 57.7% (2025)
- Broad money 85.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 57.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3.11 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -14,523 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Tunisia?
- Bank net interest margin in Tunisia was 2.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- How does Tunisia rank for bank net interest margin?
- Tunisia ranks 92nd out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.