Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 0.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China is 0.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Hong Kong, China peaked at 7.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
Hong Kong, China ranks 131st 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.3% | — |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +35.8% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -48.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +58.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Hong Kong, China?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Hong Kong, China was 0.9% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.