Loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans fell 34.9% to 0.491% in Switzerland in 2016, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Switzerland reached an all time high of 1.08% in 2014 and an all time low of 0.393% in 2011.
Switzerland has been ranked 62nd within the group of 84 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans, 62 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Loan Loss Provisions (As % of Bank Loans) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 0.338% | 0.114% | 0.158% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.210% | 0.160% | 0.069% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Germany | % | 0.105% | 0.247% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | -3.38% | -0.820% | -1.39% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.057% | 0.059% | 0.085% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.965% | 0.810% | 0.800% | 0.754% | 0.852% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | 1.50% | 0.470% | -0.204% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.783% | 0.640% | 0.626% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.754% | 0.491% | ... | ... | 1.40% | ... |
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