Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 10.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Solomon Islands, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 10.8% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Solomon Islands peaked at 10.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
That places Solomon Islands 25th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.3% | — |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +96.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +65.7% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 10.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 10.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8%, 5.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More financial sector data for Solomon Islands
- 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.14 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.76 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.14 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 Solomon Islands?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Solomon Islands was 10.8% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Solomon Islands ranks 25th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.