Provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye
Türkiye: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 74.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye stood at 74.9%.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye peaked at 89.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1998.
Türkiye ranks 44th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.2% | — |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 44.2% | 61.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 47.1% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 65.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 41 Russian Federation 78.0% compare
- 42 Zambia 75.9% compare
- 43 Kazakhstan 75.6% compare
- 45 Spain 72.9% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 72.9% compare
- 47 Austria 72.6% compare
More financial sector data for Türkiye
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 365,380 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 42.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 913.08 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 83.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 46.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 52.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 135.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 134.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,565 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Türkiye was 74.9% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1998.
- How does Türkiye rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Türkiye ranks 44th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.