Bank nonperforming loans in Ireland

Bank nonperforming loans in Ireland was 1.23% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.04 pts from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

20241.23%

Change on 2023-0.04 pts

Rank23rd of 27EU countries ranked

Series high22.372013

Series low0.482005

Bank nonperforming loans in Ireland, 2005 to 2024

%. Source: World Bank, Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.

All 20 values

Period	%
2024	1.23
2023	1.27
2022	1.61
2021	2.48
2020	3.36
2019	3.36
2018	5.46
2017	11.46
2016	12.63
2015	16.91
2014	20.65
2013	22.37
2012	21.31
2011	16.12
2010	12.47
2009	9.8
2008	1.92
2007	0.63
2006	0.53
2005	0.48

Rankings

Countries by bank nonperforming loans 153 places
EU countries by bank nonperforming loans 27 places

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.

How to cite

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, Ireland, 2005 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS

MLA 9

Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Ireland, 2005 to 2024. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Bank nonperforming loans, Ireland, 2005 to 2024. 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/ireland.

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World Bank (2026) Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Ireland, 2005 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{world_bank_nonperforming_loans_ireland_2024,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS): Bank nonperforming loans, Ireland, 2005 to 2024}},
  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/ireland. 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 Ireland?

Bank nonperforming loans in Ireland was 1.23% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.04 pts from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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 Ireland?

22.37% in 2013, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Bank nonperforming loans elsewhere in European Union (27)

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