Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Sweden
Sweden: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 0.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Sweden, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.5% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Sweden peaked at 2.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
That places Sweden 136th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -34.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -42.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -87.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +400.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +101.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -55.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Sweden
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- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0495 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,126 SDR per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Sweden?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Sweden was 0.5% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Sweden ranks 136th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.