Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 41.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium stood at 41.1%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium peaked at 61.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 117th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.0% | — |
| 1999 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -4.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 41.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 41.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.5%, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.9% | 41.0% | 54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 58.0% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 41.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 40.4% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 141.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium was 41.1% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.