Provisions to nonperforming loans in Greece
Greece: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 48.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Greece, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for provisions to nonperforming loans in Greece is 48.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Greece peaked at 68.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1998.
That places Greece 104th out of 140 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 36.8% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 43.2% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Greece
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 48.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.29 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 178.66 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 77.54 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 16,636 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 121.48 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Greece?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Greece was 48.1% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Greece ranks 104th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.