Bank net interest margin in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank net interest margin was 2.0% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank net interest margin in United Arab Emirates, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in United Arab Emirates is 2.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 120th 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 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 68.0% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.0% (2024)
- Broad money 114.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -5.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 3.67 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 158,634 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -43.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank net interest margin in United Arab Emirates was 2.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank net interest margin?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 120th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.