Provisions to nonperforming loans in Thailand
Thailand: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 53.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Thailand, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 53.8% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Thailand peaked at 97.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1998.
Thailand ranks 87th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.2% | — |
| 1999 | 37.9% | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -54.2% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 29.2% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 44.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 46.6% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 84 Bahrain 54.8% compare
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- 88 Kyrgyzstan 53.4% compare
- 89 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.8% compare
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More financial sector data for Thailand
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3068 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,472 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,542 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 13.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,878 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 13.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,874 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.82 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Thailand?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Thailand was 53.8% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1998.
- How does Thailand rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Thailand ranks 87th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.