Bank net interest margin in Uganda
Uganda: Bank net interest margin was 9.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Uganda stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Uganda peaked at 13.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2010.
That places Uganda 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Uganda?
- Bank net interest margin in Uganda was 9.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for bank net interest margin?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.