Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%)
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) over time
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 38.0% against 33.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 124th and United Kingdom ranks 127th of 140 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 63.6% | 2.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 58.0% | 2.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 42.2% | 10.5% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher provisions to nonperforming loans, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
- Kuwait, at 38.0% against 33.9% in United Kingdom as of 2015.
- What is the difference in provisions to nonperforming loans between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 4.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Kuwait ranks 124th and United Kingdom ranks 127th 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.