Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 19.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bangladesh, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 19.0% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 98.1% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bangladesh peaked at 19.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 6th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.9% | — |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +253.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +93.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +98.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 19.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 2.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 19.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.3%, 3.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +253.1% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 1.9% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.7% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bangladesh?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bangladesh was 19.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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