Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Denmark
Denmark: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 1.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Denmark, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.8% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Denmark peaked at 6.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
Denmark ranks 108th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +142.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -52.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -71.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +175.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +62.6% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 869,208 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 74.89 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 80.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 86.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 93.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 93.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 15,525 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Denmark?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Denmark was 1.8% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Denmark ranks 108th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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.