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% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 74.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.1%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 74.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +40.0% | 44.2% | 61.9% |
| 2003 | +38.0% | 64.2% | 88.6% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for Türkiye
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.