Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Singapore, 2008–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Singapore stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Singapore peaked at 2.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
Singapore ranks 137th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.4% | — |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 39% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More development goals data for Singapore
- Red List Index 0.8886 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.6643 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,645 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 53 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.18 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 128 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 6.5 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 8.9 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.34 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Singapore?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Singapore was 1.3% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Singapore rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Singapore ranks 137th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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