Bank net interest margin in Yemen
Yemen: Bank net interest margin was 3.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank net interest margin in Yemen stood at 3.6%.
The figure is down 44.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Yemen peaked at 6.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2010.
That places Yemen 65th out of 165 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More financial sector data for Yemen
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.6% (2013)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.22 (2016)
- Net domestic credit 2.62 trillion current LCU (2013)
- Net foreign assets 1.30 trillion current LCU (2013)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.6% (2013)
- Broad money 34.7% (2013)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2013)
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.6% (2013)
- Official exchange rate 1,355 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -16,291 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Yemen?
- Bank net interest margin in Yemen was 3.6% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for bank net interest margin?
- Yemen ranks 65th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.