Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Austria
Austria: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 1.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Austria, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Austria is 1.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Austria peaked at 3.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Austria ranks 114th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -34.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More financial sector data for Austria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Austria?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Austria was 1.6% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Austria ranks 114th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.