Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Spain
Spain: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 2.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 2.9%.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Spain peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Spain 90th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +211.1% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +46.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Spain
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 10.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0264 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,021 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.7691 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,317 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 13.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,902 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Spain?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Spain was 2.9% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.