Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 2.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Saudi Arabia peaked at 11.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
That places Saudi Arabia 100th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.4% | — |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -48.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +135.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.4% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 1.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 32,328 current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.57 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 363.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 33.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 317.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 335.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 368.87 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 336.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 9,089 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Saudi Arabia was 2.2% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 100th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.