Mozambique: Non-performing loans

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 Mozambique

Non-performing loans as percent of all bank loans

 Latest value 7.47
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2013 - 2025
 Average 8.01
 Min - Max 2.66 - 12.64
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 7.47 percent, a decline from 9.21 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 3.64 percent, based on data from 88 countries. Historically, the average for Mozambique from 2013 to 2025 is 8.01 percent. The minimum value, 2.66 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 12.64 percent was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mozambique: Non-performing loans
 2025 7.47
 2024 9.21
 2023 8.23
 2022 8.97
 2021 10.60
 2020 9.83
 2019 10.16
 2018 11.12




The percent non-performing loans in Mozambique reflects the health of the banking system. A higher percent of such loans shows that banks have difficulty collecting interest and principal on their credits. That may lead to less profits for the banks in Mozambique and, possibly, bank closures.

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