Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 6.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2020
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 6.1%.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 17.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2007.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 49th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +80.8% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +90.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +93.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -17.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +93.6% | 5.9% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.1% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 49th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.