Provisions to nonperforming loans in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 72.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 72.9% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.0% on the previous year and up 118.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 72.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2011.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 46th 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 11 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.4% | — |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.0% | 28.3% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 91,158 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.20 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 200.89 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,866 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Trinidad and Tobago was 72.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2011.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 46th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.