Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Armenia
Armenia: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 44.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Armenia, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 44.9% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Armenia peaked at 83.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2008.
Armenia ranks 110th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.4% | — |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -61.5% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +124.5% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -77.3% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +209.3% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -51.6% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +81.1% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | -10.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 44.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.1%, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 44.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.5%, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +209.3% | 15.1% | 46.7% |
| 2004 | +124.5% | 34.3% | 77.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 15.1% | 83.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 22.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Armenia
- 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 0.0665 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 0.0486 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 0.0665 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Armenia?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Armenia was 44.9% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Armenia ranks 110th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.