Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in South Africa
South Africa: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital was 17.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in South Africa, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 17.1% for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in South Africa peaked at 42.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2017.
South Africa ranks 25th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.7% | — |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 30.7% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 13.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.1% | 25.1% | 5 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in South Africa?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in South Africa was 17.1% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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