Egypt Bank Net Interest Margin (2020)
Egypt's Bank Net Interest Margin: 3.6 % of interest-earning assets in 2020, -1.6pp YoY. World Bank (GFDD.EI.02), 1980–2020.
Egypt (2020)
3.6
% of interest-earning assets
-1.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
41
years of data
Data
| Year | % of interest-earning assets | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.6 | -1.6pp |
| 2019 | 5.2 | -0.8pp |
| 2018 | 6 | -0.1pp |
| 2017 | 6.1 | +0.4pp |
| 2016 | 5.7 | +1pp |
| 2015 | 4.7 | -0.1pp |
| 2014 | 4.8 | +0.2pp |
| 2013 | 4.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2012 | 4.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2011 | 4.3 | -0.5pp |
| 2010 | 4.8 | -0.7pp |
| 2009 | 5.5 | -0.2pp |
| 2008 | 5.7 | -0.7pp |
| 2007 | 6.4 | -0.2pp |
| 2006 | 6.6 | +0.7pp |
| 2005 | 5.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2004 | 5.7 | +0.4pp |
| 2003 | 5.3 | +0.8pp |
| 2002 | 4.5 | +0.7pp |
| 2001 | 3.8 | unchanged |
About this Dataset
Egypt recorded 3.6 % of interest-earning assets in 2020. The latest change was -1.6pp. Across 1980–2020 the series ranges from 3.6 % of interest-earning assets in 2020 to 8.3 % of interest-earning assets in 1992.
This page tracks the net interest margin (NIM) of the banking sector in Egypt. 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 Egypt. 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 1980–2020 (41 observations).
The series is at its lowest recorded level, 3.6 % of interest-earning assets in 2020, down from a peak of 8.3 % of interest-earning assets in 1992. The latest change was -1.6pp.