New Zealand vs South Africa: Provisions to nonperforming loans

New Zealand
43.6%
in 2015
South Africa
43.4%
in 2020
New Zealand rank
112th
South Africa rank
113th

Provisions to nonperforming loans over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
0204060199820092020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 43.6% against 43.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was South Africa ahead.

New Zealand ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 113th of 140 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 30.1% 35.3% 5.2% South Africa
2010s 37.3% 41.7% 4.5% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher provisions to nonperforming loans, New Zealand or South Africa?
New Zealand, at 43.6% against 43.4% in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in provisions to nonperforming loans between New Zealand and South Africa?
0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for provisions to nonperforming loans?
New Zealand ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 113th 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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Indicator
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%)
Unit
%
Source
Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,230 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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.