Australia vs Japan: Provisions to nonperforming loans
Provisions to nonperforming loans over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25.6% against 18.1% in Australia, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 139th and Japan ranks 136th of 140 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 45.1% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 49.7% | 26.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher provisions to nonperforming loans, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 25.6% against 18.1% in Australia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in provisions to nonperforming loans between Australia and Japan?
- 7.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2009.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Australia ranks 139th and Japan ranks 136th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.