Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Belgium
Belgium: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 2.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 2.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Belgium peaked at 4.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2007.
That places Belgium 101st out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.7% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +82.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,305 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 255.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 23.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 17.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 41.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,423 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Belgium?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Belgium was 2.1% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.