Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Switzerland, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Switzerland is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Switzerland peaked at 5.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
That places Switzerland 133rd 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -43.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Switzerland?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Switzerland was 0.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Switzerland ranks 133rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.