Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Ireland
Ireland: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 3.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Ireland, 1998–2020
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 Ireland stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Ireland peaked at 25.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
That places Ireland 77th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.2% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +137.5% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +415.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +55.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -41.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 3.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
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- 74 Poland 3.7% compare
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More financial sector data for Ireland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 57,258 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5072 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 13.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 8.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.96 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,816 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Ireland?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Ireland was 3.5% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Ireland ranks 77th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.