Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Romania
Romania: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 63.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Romania, 2003–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 63.3% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Romania peaked at 89.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2003.
That places Romania 63rd 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 18 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.6% | — |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +183.2% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +79.8% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +80.8% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +4.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 63.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 63.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +183.2% | 16.1% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | +80.8% | 44.2% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | +79.8% | 45.6% | 82.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 12.6% | 82.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 56.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 60 Morocco 65.0% compare
- 61 Slovak Republic 64.7% compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 63.7% compare
- 64 Lesotho 63.1% compare
- 65 Sweden 63.0% compare
- 66 Tajikistan 62.7% compare
More financial sector data for Romania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Romania?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Romania was 63.3% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2003.
- How does Romania rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Romania ranks 63rd out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.