Brazil (2020)
26.8
% of interest-earning assets
-5.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-5.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Brazil Bank Net Interest Margin (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of interest-earning assets YoY Change
2020 26.9 -5.2pp
2019 32 -0.2pp
2018 32.2 -6.2pp
2017 38.4 -1.3pp
2016 39.7 +8.3pp
2015 31.3 +9.4pp
2014 22 +2.4pp
2013 19.6 -9.1pp
2012 28.7 -4.2pp
2011 32.9 +1.8pp
2010 31.1 -4.3pp
2009 35.4 -0.2pp
2008 35.6 +2.5pp
2007 33.1 -3.7pp
2006 36.9 -0.9pp
2005 37.8 -1.8pp
2004 39.5 -5.6pp
2003 45.1 +1.4pp
2002 43.7 +4pp
2001 39.8 +0.1pp

About this Dataset

Brazil recorded 26.8 % of interest-earning assets in 2020. The latest change was -5.2pp. Across 1997–2020 the series ranges from 19.6 in 2013 to 58.4 in 1998.

This page tracks the net interest margin (NIM) of the banking sector in Brazil 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 Brazil 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 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1997–2020 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 58.4 % of interest-earning assets in 1998 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.6 in 2013. The latest reading of 26.8 in 2020 represents a change of -5.2pp.