Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Italy
Italy: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 51.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Italy, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 51.1% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Italy peaked at 53.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2012.
Italy ranks 97th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.8% | — |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -2.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 51.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 51.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.5%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 42.8% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 40.0% | 49.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 40.0% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Italy?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Italy was 51.1% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Italy ranks 97th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.