Net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets rose 2.31% to 4.76% in Ecuador in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets in Ecuador reached an all time high of 6.49% in 2008 and an all time low of 4.43% in 2002. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets in Brazil amounted to 5.39%, 4.59% in Colombia, 2.37% in Panama and 7.23% in Peru in 2017.
Ecuador has been ranked 18th within the group of 73 countries we follow in terms of net interest margin as a percentage of bank assets, 10 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 |
Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.28% | 5.13% | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.79% | ... | ||||||
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.21% | 5.25% | 5.39% | 5.00% | 5.32% | ... | |||||||||||
Chile | % | 3.20% | 2.99% | 3.07% | 3.09% | 3.10% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.25% | 4.31% | 4.59% | 4.44% | 4.37% | ... | |||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.90% | 4.81% | 4.58% | 4.73% | 4.92% | ... | ||||||||
Ecuador | % | ... | 5.38% | 4.66% | 4.76% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.44% | 6.50% | 5.39% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.69% | 6.93% | 6.90% | 7.00% | 6.23% | ... | ||||||
Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.25% | 2.26% | 2.37% | 2.46% | 2.39% | |||||||
Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.01% | 6.97% | 7.23% | 7.49% | 7.61% | ... | ||||||
Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |