Bank net interest margin (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Bank net interest margin (%) was 12.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Zimbabwe, 2001–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 12.8% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
That represents a change of up 181.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.3% | — |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -54.2% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +181.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 12.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 12.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin (%) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +181.0% | 4.6% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Sierra Leone 14.7% compare
- 3 Tajikistan 12.6% compare
- 4 Guinea 11.0% compare
- 5 Argentina 10.4% compare
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Zimbabwe?
- Bank net interest margin in Zimbabwe was 12.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for bank net interest margin?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.