Bank net interest margin in Turkey
Turkey: Bank net interest margin was 3.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 3.3% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Turkey peaked at 9.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2021.
That places Turkey 73rd 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 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 70 Jordan 3.4% compare
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- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 3.3% compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 3.3% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.3% compare
- 76 Pakistan 3.3% compare
More financial sector data for Turkey
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.73 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 31.38 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.47 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.9% (2025)
- Broad money 42.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 45.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 39.45 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -258,205 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Turkey?
- Bank net interest margin in Turkey was 3.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for bank net interest margin?
- Turkey ranks 73rd out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.