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Bank nonperforming loans in Ethiopia

Bank nonperforming loans in Ethiopia was 5.41% in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.99 pts from 2020.

20215.41%
Change on 2020+1.99 pts
Series high5.412021
Series low2.672019

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Bank nonperforming loans in Ethiopia, 2017 to 2021

23456201720182019202020212017: 3.41 %2018: 3.56 %2019: 2.67 %2020: 3.43 %2021: 5.41 %234562017201920212017: 3.41 %2018: 3.56 %2019: 2.67 %2020: 3.43 %2021: 5.41 %
%. Source: World Bank, Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 5 values
Period%
20215.41
20203.43
20192.67
20183.56
20173.41

Ethiopia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 7.29 %Antigua and Barbuda: 7.8 %Albania: 5.39 %Armenia: 1.83 %Angola: 15 %Argentina: 4.29 %Austria: 2.08 %Australia: 0.91 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.78 %Bangladesh: 7.97 %Belgium: 2.03 %Bulgaria: 5.94 %Brunei: 3.11 %Bolivia: 1.54 %Brazil: 2.08 %Bhutan: 6.74 %Botswana: 4.24 %Belarus: 5.3 %Belize: 3.91 %Canada: 0.38 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5.2 %Central African Republic: 13.94 %Republic of the Congo: 16.85 %Switzerland: 0.66 %Chile: 1.23 %Cameroon: 14.07 %China: 1.73 %Colombia: 3.03 %Costa Rica: 2.26 %Cyprus: 9 %Czechia: 1.7 %Djibouti: 9.06 %Denmark: 2.15 %Dominican Republic: 1.31 %Algeria: 19.64 %Ecuador: 3.15 %Estonia: 1.09 %Spain: 2.92 %Ethiopia: 5.41 %Finland: 1.47 %Fiji: 8.48 %France: 2.17 %Gabon: 7.61 %United Kingdom: 0.97 %Georgia: 1.88 %Ghana: 15.12 %Gambia: 5.15 %Guinea: 9.19 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.08 %Greece: 11.88 %Guatemala: 1.73 %Hong Kong: 0.88 %Honduras: 2.83 %Croatia: 5.7 %Hungary: 3.57 %Indonesia: 2.64 %Ireland: 2.48 %Israel: 1.05 %India: 6.54 %Iraq: 18.49 %Iceland: 2.06 %Italy: 3.35 %Jordan: 6.88 %Japan: 1.23 %Kenya: 10.89 %Kyrgyzstan: 10.82 %Cambodia: 1.74 %South Korea: 0.23 %Kuwait: 1.36 %Kazakhstan: 3.32 %Sri Lanka: 4.47 %Lesotho: 4.07 %Lithuania: 0.51 %Luxembourg: 1.25 %Latvia: 2.47 %Morocco: 9.06 %Moldova: 6.13 %Montenegro: 6.83 %Madagascar: 9.11 %North Macedonia: 3.13 %Mongolia: 7.06 %Mauritius: 5.82 %Malawi: 3.71 %Mexico: 2.05 %Malaysia: 1.68 %Mozambique: 10.6 %Namibia: 6.37 %Nigeria: 4.93 %Nicaragua: 2.45 %Netherlands: 1.72 %Norway: 0.53 %Nepal: 1.16 %Panama: 2.25 %Peru: 3.91 %Papua New Guinea: 6.16 %Philippines: 3.96 %Pakistan: 7.89 %Poland: 2.85 %Palestine: 3.06 %Portugal: 4.58 %Paraguay: 2.27 %Romania: 3.87 %Russia: 6.1 %Rwanda: 5.39 %Saudi Arabia: 1.87 %Solomon Islands: 10.43 %Sweden: 0.42 %Slovenia: 2.06 %Slovakia: 2.12 %Somalia: 2.32 %El Salvador: 1.83 %Eswatini: 9.55 %Chad: 26.07 %Thailand: 3.11 %Tajikistan: 13.65 %Türkiye: 2.98 %Trinidad and Tobago: 3.23 %Tanzania: 7.63 %Ukraine: 31.72 %Uganda: 5.32 %United States: 0.81 %Uruguay: 1.33 %Uzbekistan: 5.13 %Vietnam: 1.6 %Samoa: 3.55 %South Africa: 4.45 %Zambia: 5.82 %
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Bank nonperforming loans, 2021, %. Ethiopia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: World Bank. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total gross loans. A loan is nonperforming when it is at least 90 days overdue or is unlikely to be repaid in full without realizing collateral.

Compiled by WDI from IMF Financial Soundness Indicators. Reporting methods can differ across countries and years. The latest year varies by country, and missing World values remain absent.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS) (Bank nonperforming loans, Ethiopia, 2017 to 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS

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Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Ethiopia, 2017 to 2021. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/ethiopia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Bank nonperforming loans, Ethiopia, 2017 to 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/ethiopia.

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World Bank (2026) Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Ethiopia, 2017 to 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/ethiopia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{world_bank_nonperforming_loans_ethiopia_2021,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS): Bank nonperforming loans, Ethiopia, 2017 to 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/ethiopia. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}
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What is the bank nonperforming loans in Ethiopia?

Bank nonperforming loans in Ethiopia was 5.41% in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.99 pts from 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest bank nonperforming loans in Ethiopia?

5.41% in 2021, the highest value since 2017 in this series.

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