Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Russia
Russia: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 8.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Russia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 8.8% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Russia peaked at 17.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2006.
Russia ranks 29th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.3% | — |
| 1999 | 13.4% | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -42.5% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +150.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 8.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 4.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 8.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +150.0% | 3.8% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.4% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More financial sector data for Russia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.48 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Russia?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Russia was 8.8% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- How does Russia rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Russia ranks 29th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.