Net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets fell 15.4% to 2.80% in Bulgaria in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 6.55% in 2004 and an all time low of 2.80% in 2017.
Bulgaria has been ranked 42nd within the group of 73 countries we follow in terms of net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets, 33 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Interest Margin (As % of Total Bank Assets) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 3.56% | 3.27% | 3.10% | 3.02% | 2.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | 3.35% | 3.30% | 3.18% | 2.96% | 2.68% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 3.69% | 3.31% | 2.80% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 2.56% | 2.65% | 2.70% | 2.45% | 2.51% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 2.09% | 2.24% | 2.39% | ... | 2.25% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 2.18% | 2.27% | 2.03% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.870% | 1.30% | 1.19% | 1.25% | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | % | 3.61% | 3.67% | 3.56% | 3.19% | 2.85% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 4.74% | 4.12% | 3.78% | 3.50% | 3.58% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 3.01% | 3.05% | 3.04% | 3.51% | 3.62% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 3.85% | 3.53% | 3.36% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 3.49% | 3.54% | 3.79% | 4.10% | 3.88% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.11% | 3.61% | 4.02% | 5.38% | 5.64% |
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