Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 16.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vanuatu, 2010–2018
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 16.1% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 236.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vanuatu peaked at 16.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 13th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.8% | — |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +63.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +80.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +6.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 16.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 16.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8%, 8.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- 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 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 17.14 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 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 12.52 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 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 17.14 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 Vanuatu?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vanuatu was 16.1% in 2018, 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Vanuatu ranks 13th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.