Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 131.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 131.1% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Saudi Arabia peaked at 202.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 1999.
That places Saudi Arabia 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.0% | — |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 107.0% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 110.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 128.2% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 175.4% | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 202.8% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 182.3% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 142.9% | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 153.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 122.3% | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 132.8% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 145.1% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 157.4% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 182.9% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 164.4% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 177.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 151.9% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 157.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 146.1% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 131.1% | -10.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 131.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 131.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.7%, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 139.1% | 89.8% | 202.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.7% | 122.3% | 182.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.1% | 131.1% | 131.1% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Saudi Arabia?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Saudi Arabia was 131.1% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 202.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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.