Australia (2019)
3.5
% of interest-earning assets
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
32
years of data

Data

Australia Bank Net Interest Margin (2019) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of interest-earning assets YoY Change
2019 3.5 +0.3pp
2018 3.3 unchanged
2017 3.2 unchanged
2016 3.3 unchanged
2015 3.3 +0.2pp
2014 3.1 +0.1pp
2013 2.9 -0.1pp
2012 3.1 -0.3pp
2011 3.4 +0.3pp
2010 3.1 +0.1pp
2009 2.9 -1.2pp
2008 4.2 +0.5pp
2007 3.7 +0.1pp
2006 3.6 +0.2pp
2005 3.4 +0.2pp
2004 3.2 +0.1pp
2003 3.1 +0.4pp
2002 2.7 -0.4pp
2001 3.1 +0.3pp
2000 2.8 +0.3pp

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 3.5 % of interest-earning assets in 2019. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 1987–2019 the series ranges from 0.2 in 1987 to 4.2 in 2008.

This page tracks the net interest margin (NIM) of the banking sector in Australia from 2000 to present. NIM is the primary measure of bank profitability from core lending activities and reflects the spread between lending and deposit rates.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the net interest margin (NIM) of the banking sector in Australia from 2000 to present. NIM is the primary measure of bank profitability from core lending activities and reflects the spread between lending and deposit rates. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2019. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1987–2019 (32 observations).

The series peaked at 4.2 % of interest-earning assets in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.2 in 1987. The latest reading of 3.5 in 2019 represents a change of +0.2pp.