Provisions to nonperforming loans in Uganda
Uganda: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 45.0% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Uganda, 1998β2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 45.0% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Uganda peaked at 97.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2006.
Uganda ranks 109th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 41.4% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 41.6% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Uganda?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Uganda was 45.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Uganda ranks 109th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.