Sierra Leone: Net interest margin

The latest value from 2019 is 14.69 percent, an increase from 12.94 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 4.29 percent, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2019 is 11.77 percent. The minimum value, 6.11 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 18.63 percent was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Accounting value of bank's net interest revenue as a share of its average interest-bearing (total earning) assets. The numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.