Bank net interest margin in United States
United States: Bank net interest margin was 2.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.8% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in United States peaked at 3.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2021.
United States ranks 93rd of 165 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United States
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 44.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.84 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 32.37 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 44.5% (2025)
- Broad money 99.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 54.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 201.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1.23 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in United States?
- Bank net interest margin in United States was 2.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for bank net interest margin?
- United States ranks 93rd out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.