Provisions to nonperforming loans in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 48.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Bangladesh, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 48.8% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Bangladesh peaked at 67.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2003.
That places Bangladesh 102nd out of 140 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.5% | — |
| 1999 | 51.4% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -69.0% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +151.7% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -54.2% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 51.4% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 18.3% | 59.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 30.9% | 67.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 27.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 29.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 99.66 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 110.38 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Bangladesh?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Bangladesh was 48.8% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.