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 166 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.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -9.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 74% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 89 Chile 2.9% compare
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- 93 United States 2.8% compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 95 Suriname 2.6% compare
More financial sector data for Tunisia
- 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 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.51 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.86 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 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.51 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 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 166 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.