Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Greece
Greece: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Greece, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.5% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.9% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Greece peaked at 46.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 73rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.5% | — |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +52.8% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +49.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +63.6% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +70.9% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +77.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -61.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -41.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 5.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 3.5% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Greece?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Greece was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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