Provisions to nonperforming loans in Colombia
Colombia: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 152.8% in 2020. β² Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Colombia, 1998β2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 152.8% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Colombia peaked at 182.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1999.
Colombia ranks 9th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 36.8% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 118.5% | 56.6% | 163.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 155.6% | 134.7% | 182.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.8% | 152.8% | 152.8% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Colombia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 18.17 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,123 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 5.26 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 479.38 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 44.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 47.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 48.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 48.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 899.28 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Colombia?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Colombia was 152.8% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 182.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.