South Korea: leading banks by NIM 2021

As of the fourth quarter of 2021, the net interest margin (NIM) of Jeonbuk Bank, a regional bank in South Korea, reached about 2.65 percent, the highest among all domestic banks in South Korea. Kwangju Bank and Kakao Bank followed with around 2.31 and 1.98 percent, respectively.

Leading banks in South Korea as of 4th quarter of 2021, by net interest margin

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

December 2021

Supplementary notes

Includes nationwide commercial banks (Woori Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Korea, KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Citibank Korea, Hana Bank), regional banks (Daegu Bank, Busan Bank, Kwangju Bank, Jeju Bank, Jeonbuk Bank, Kyongnam Bank), specialized banks established by the government (Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, Nonghyup Bank, Suhyup Bank), and digital banks (K Bank, Kakao Bank, Toss Bank) in South Korea.

Foreign bank branches were excluded.

The net interest margin (NIM) is an important indicator for the profitability of banks and financial institutions and is calculated as the difference between the interest received and interest paid relative to the average earning assets.

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