Provisions to nonperforming loans in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 33.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 33.9% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 72.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2018.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 127th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.0% | — |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 56.0% | 71.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 38.1% | 72.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 30.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 56,096 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 349.16 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 90.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 124.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 156.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 156.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,249 SDR per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 33.9% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 127th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.