Brazil vs China: Provisions to nonperforming loans
Provisions to nonperforming loans over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 239.1% against 184.5% in China, a difference of 54.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180.3% | 57.7% | 122.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 161.1% | 188.2% | 27.0% | China |
| 2020s | 239.1% | 184.5% | 54.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher provisions to nonperforming loans, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 239.1% against 184.5% in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in provisions to nonperforming loans between Brazil and China?
- 54.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th 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.