Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Ireland, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Ireland is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Ireland peaked at 22.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 140th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +205.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +409.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -52.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +409.6% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | +205.6% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 3.4% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Ireland?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Ireland was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Ireland ranks 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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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