Provisions to nonperforming loans in Romania
Romania: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 63.3% in 2020. β² Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Romania, 2003β2020
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.
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, Republic of 63.7% compare
- 64 Lesotho, Kingdom of 63.1% compare
- 65 Sweden 63.0% compare
- 66 Tajikistan, Republic of 62.7% compare
More financial sector data for Romania
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.53 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 604.19 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 381.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Broad money 41.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.47 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -29,041 (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.