Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans fell 4.26% yoy to 3.64% in Bulgaria in 2Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 2.92% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 14.7% in 1Q2016 and an all time low of 3.62% in 4Q2023.
Bulgaria has been ranked 18th within the group of 62 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 18 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Non-Performing Loans (As % of Total Loans) | Unit | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Albania | % | 4.79% | 4.93% | 5.00% | 5.05% | 4.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 4.54% | 4.23% | 4.08% | 3.97% | 3.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 4.53% | 4.05% | 3.80% | 3.81% | 3.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 4.33% | 4.13% | 3.84% | 3.55% | 3.60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 8.17% | 8.13% | 7.54% | 7.03% | 5.96% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 3.79% | 3.65% | 3.42% | 3.39% | 3.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | % | 18.8% | 17.1% | 16.1% | 16.8% | 14.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 2.79% | 2.75% | 2.78% | 2.73% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 6.44% | 6.48% | 7.10% | 6.72% | 5.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 2.65% | 2.73% | 2.65% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkey | % | 1.98% | 1.72% | 1.53% | 1.44% | 1.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 38.1% | 38.8% | 38.9% | 37.9% | 37.4% |
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