Provisions to nonperforming loans in Namibia
Namibia: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 41.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Namibia, 2004–2020
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 Namibia is 41.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Namibia peaked at 95.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 116th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 29.2% | 95.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 29.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.96 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Namibia?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Namibia was 41.2% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Namibia ranks 116th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.