Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Canada
Canada: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Canada, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Canada stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Canada peaked at 8.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
Canada ranks 96th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +129.6% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +60.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -34.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +46.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +32.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.3%, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +129.6% | 2.4% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 5 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Canada?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Canada was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Canada ranks 96th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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