Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 2.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 2.4%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Paraguay peaked at 20.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
That places Paraguay 97th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.1% | — |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +77.4% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -49.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -60.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 1.1% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 28.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.22 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 527.02 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.81 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,059 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Paraguay?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Paraguay was 2.4% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.