Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Pakistan, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Pakistan is 5.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Pakistan peaked at 13.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 42nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.0% | — |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -13.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 5.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 5.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 39 Barbados 5.8% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.8% compare
- 41 Montserrat 5.7% compare
- 43 Namibia 5.6% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 5.4% compare
- 45 Ethiopia 5.4% compare
More development goals data for Pakistan
- Red List Index 0.8914 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 34.64 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 161.44 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 105 (2025)
- Infant deaths 329,205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Pakistan?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Pakistan was 5.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Pakistan ranks 42nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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