Provisions to nonperforming loans in Switzerland
Switzerland: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 40.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Switzerland, 2002–2020
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 Switzerland is 40.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Switzerland peaked at 124.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2018.
Switzerland ranks 118th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 89.4% | — |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 116.0% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 122.6% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 124.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -53.1% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.6% | 78.1% | 124.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 37.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 86,385 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Switzerland?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Switzerland was 40.3% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 124.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2018.
- How does Switzerland rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.