Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 52.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Vietnam, 2008–2019
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, provisions to nonperforming loans in Vietnam stood at 52.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Vietnam peaked at 52.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2012.
That places Vietnam 91st out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.8% | — |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +3.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 52.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.1%, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 52.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 43.8% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 31.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 53.4% compare
- 89 Tanzania 52.8% compare
- 90 Mauritania 52.5% compare
- 92 Jordan 52.0%
- 93 Costa Rica 51.6% compare
- 94 Georgia 51.4% compare
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 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 Vietnam?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Vietnam was 52.5% in 2019, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2012.
- How does Vietnam rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Vietnam ranks 91st out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.