Bulgaria vs Greece: Provisions to nonperforming loans
Provisions to nonperforming loans over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 48.1% against 46.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 106th and Greece ranks 104th of 140 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 25.1% | 48.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 49.5% | 34.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 52.2% | 2.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 48.1% | 2.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher provisions to nonperforming loans, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 48.1% against 46.0% in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in provisions to nonperforming loans between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 2.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th and Greece ranks 104th 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.