Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Italy
Italy: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 4.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Italy peaked at 18.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 64th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.8% | — |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -35.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 6.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Italy?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Italy was 4.4% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Italy ranks 64th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.