Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in China
China: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in China, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 1.5% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in China peaked at 1.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
That places China 132nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.1% | — |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 45% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
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- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in China?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in China was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does China rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- China ranks 132nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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