Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Tunisia
Tunisia: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 14.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Tunisia, 1998–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 14.5% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2015.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Tunisia peaked at 24.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2011.
That places Tunisia 17th out of 141 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.5% | — |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 13.2% | 24.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 14.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Tunisia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 13,498 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.70 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 440.14 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.16 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.99 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 569.44 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Tunisia?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Tunisia was 14.5% in 2015, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Tunisia ranks 17th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.