Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Estonia
Estonia: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.3% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Estonia peaked at 5.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
That places Estonia 139th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +280.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +173.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 136 Sweden 0.5% compare
- 137 New Zealand 0.5% compare
- 138 Macau, China 0.3% compare
- 140 Republic of Korea 0.2% compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
More financial sector data for Estonia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 21,036 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6693 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 280,000 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 25.51 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,303 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Estonia?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Estonia was 0.3% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Estonia ranks 139th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.