Loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans fell 69.8% to -1.39% in Hungary in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Hungary reached an all time high of 5.72% in 2014 and an all time low of -3.38% in 2015. When compared to Hungary's main peers, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Austria amounted to 0.158%, 0.301% in Czech Republic, 0.800% in Poland and 0.205% in Slovakia in 2017.
Hungary has been ranked 63rd within the group of 63 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans, 38 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Loan Loss Provisions (As % of Bank Loans) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Austria | % | 0.158% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 0.301% | 0.241% | 0.113% | 0.824% | 0.105% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | -1.39% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.085% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.800% | 0.754% | 0.852% | 1.28% | 1.05% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | 3.03% | ... | ... | 2.74% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | 0.205% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.40% | 0.538% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | 4.51% | ... | ... | 2.77% | ... | ... | ... |
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