Japan (2017)
0.7
% of interest-earning assets
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Japan Bank Net Interest Margin (2017) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of interest-earning assets YoY Change
2017 0.7 -0.1pp
2016 0.7 unchanged
2015 0.7 -0.1pp
2014 0.8 unchanged
2013 0.8 -0.2pp
2012 0.9 -0.1pp
2011 1 -0.1pp
2010 1.1 -0.2pp
2009 1.3 unchanged
2008 1.3 +0.3pp
2007 1.1 +0.1pp
2006 1 -0.4pp
2005 1.4 -0.3pp
2004 1.7 -0.1pp
2003 1.8 -0.1pp
2002 1.8 -0.1pp
2001 1.9 -0.1pp
2000 2 -0.1pp
1999 2 unchanged
1998 2.1 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 0.7 % of interest-earning assets in 2017. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 1993–2017 the series ranges from 0.7 in 2017 to 2.7 in 1993.

This page tracks the net interest margin (NIM) of the banking sector in Japan 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 Japan 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 2017. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1993–2017 (25 observations).

The series peaked at 2.7 % of interest-earning assets in 1993 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.7 in 2017. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2017 is unchanged on the previous period.