Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Japan
Japan: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 1.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Japan peaked at 8.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
Japan ranks 124th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.4% | — |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +58.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -44.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +60.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Japan?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Japan was 1.1% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Japan ranks 124th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.