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Non-performing loans as percent of all bank loans, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 2.53 percent. The highest value was in Peru: 4.12 percent and the lowest value was in Guatemala: 1.25 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Non-performing loans, 2022 Global rank Available data
Peru 4.12 1 2010 - 2022
Ecuador 3.73 2 2003 - 2022
Argentina 3.09 3 2005 - 2022
Paraguay 2.94 4 2005 - 2022
Brazil 2.64 5 2005 - 2022
Panama 2.53 6 2005 - 2022
Colombia 2.47 7 2005 - 2022
Costa Rica 2.11 8 2008 - 2022
Mexico 2.09 9 2005 - 2022
El Salvador 1.8 10 2008 - 2022
Nicaragua 1.54 11 2008 - 2022
Guatemala 1.25 12 2009 - 2022



Definition: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.

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