Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania
Albania: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 8.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania, 2003–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania peaked at 23.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2005.
That places Albania 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -45.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +94.1% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +59.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.3% | 10.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 8.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Albania
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 558,173 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 49.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.20 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 382.72 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,667 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Albania was 8.1% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Albania ranks 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.