Provisions to nonperforming loans in Italy

Italy: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 51.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
51.1%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
97th
of 140 countries
All-time high
53.2%
in 2017
All-time low
40.0%
in 2012
Years of data
19
1998–2020

Provisions to nonperforming loans in Italy, 1998–2020

02040601998200920201998: 42.8 %1999: 48.1 %2000: 48.6 %2005: 47.4 %2006: 46 %2007: 49.4 %2008: 46.1 %2009: 40 %2010: 40.3 %2011: 40.2 %2012: 40 %2013: 42.6 %2014: 45.1 %2015: 45.1 %2016: 51.2 %2017: 53.2 %2018: 53 %2019: 52.4 %2020: 51.1 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 94 Georgia 51.4% compare
  2. 95 Eswatini 51.4% compare
  3. 96 Germany 51.3% compare
  4. 98 Czechia 50.4% compare
  5. 99 Algeria 50.1% compare
  6. 100 Malta 49.7% compare

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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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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.