Provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt
Egypt: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 99.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt, 2000–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt stood at 99.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt peaked at 100.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2005.
That places Egypt 21st out of 140 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.5% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +49.4% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 51.0% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 92.5% | 99.8% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -3.96 % 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 -14.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0605 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 186.79 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -14.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 189.45 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Egypt was 99.0% in 2015, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.