Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Poland
Poland: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 71.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Poland, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, provisions to nonperforming loans in Poland stood at 71.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Poland peaked at 72.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 49th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +2.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 71.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Poland's 71.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +39.0% | 40.5% | 56.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 40.5% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 67.8% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More financial sector data for Poland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Poland?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Poland was 71.5% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Poland ranks 49th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.