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% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 48.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.3%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 48.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 65.7%, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +151.7% | 26.8% | 67.4% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (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.