Provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium

Belgium: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 41.1% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
41.1%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
117th
of 140 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 1998
All-time low
40.4%
in 2014
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Provisions to nonperforming loans in Belgium, 1998–2020

02040601998200920201998: 61 %1999: 58 %2000: 57 %2001: 57 %2002: 51.8 %2003: 52.8 %2004: 54.2 %2005: 51.6 %2006: 50.8 %2007: 41 %2008: 54.9 %2009: 49.3 %2010: 48.8 %2011: 47.5 %2012: 47.1 %2013: 44.9 %2014: 40.4 %2015: 42.2 %2016: 43.9 %2017: 42.7 %2018: 44 %2019: 42.9 %2020: 41.1 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 114 Finland 42.4% compare
  2. 115 Congo 42.4% compare
  3. 116 Namibia 41.2% compare
  4. 118 Switzerland 40.3% compare
  5. 119 Latvia 40.3% compare
  6. 120 Singapore 38.9% compare

See the full ranking of 140 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%)
Unit
%
Source
Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,230 data points, 1998–2020
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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.