# Bank nonperforming loans in South Africa

Bank nonperforming loans in South Africa was 4.54% in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `bank_nonperforming_loans_share`
- Place id: `za`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: World Bank, Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/south-africa
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=bank_nonperforming_loans_share&place=za

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 4.54 |
| 2023 | 4.72 |
| 2022 | 4.14 |
| 2021 | 4.45 |
| 2020 | 5.18 |
| 2019 | 3.89 |
| 2018 | 3.73 |
| 2017 | 2.84 |
| 2016 | 2.86 |
| 2015 | 3.12 |
| 2014 | 3.24 |
| 2013 | 3.64 |
| 2012 | 4.04 |
| 2011 | 4.68 |
| 2010 | 5.79 |
| 2009 | 5.94 |
| 2008 | 3.92 |