Canada vs Japan: Provisions to nonperforming loans
Provisions to nonperforming loans over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 29.4% against 25.6% in Japan, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 135th and Japan ranks 136th of 140 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 45.1% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 49.7% | 7.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher provisions to nonperforming loans, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 29.4% against 25.6% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in provisions to nonperforming loans between Canada and Japan?
- 3.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2009.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Canada ranks 135th 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.