Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vietnam, 2008–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vietnam stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vietnam peaked at 3.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Vietnam 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.2% | — |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -16.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8%, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 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 Vietnam?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Vietnam was 1.5% in 2019, 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Vietnam ranks 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.