Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Saudi Arabia, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.2% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
Saudi Arabia ranks 138th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -17.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 60% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 25% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More development goals data for Saudi Arabia
- Red List Index 0.9074 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.01 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,170 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,574 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Saudi Arabia?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 138th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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