Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans rose 35.1% yoy to 0.424% in Norway in 2Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 3.01% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Norway reached an all time high of 1.68% in 4Q2011 and an all time low of 0.272% in 4Q2022. When compared to Norway's main peers, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Denmark amounted to 0.899%, 1.41% in Finland, 1.97% in Iceland and 0.416% in Sweden in 2Q2024.
Norway has been ranked 61st within the group of 62 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 46 places above 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 |
Australia | % | 0.722% | 0.746% | 0.784% | 0.824% | 0.854% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Denmark | % | 1.07% | 1.01% | 0.973% | 0.952% | 0.941% | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | % | 1.35% | 1.21% | 1.22% | 1.24% | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.23% | 1.22% | 1.27% | 1.31% | 1.54% | ||
Iceland | % | 1.40% | 1.36% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.58% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 1.96% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 1.60% | 1.55% | 1.55% | 1.60% | 1.55% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Norway | % | 0.272% | 0.296% | 0.313% | 0.359% | 0.375% | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | 4.78% | 5.56% | 5.33% | 5.70% | 5.42% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Russia | % | 5.51% | 5.41% | 5.33% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Sweden | % | 0.304% | 0.302% | 0.310% | 0.334% | 0.381% | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | 0.947% | 0.930% | 0.966% | 0.963% | 0.976% | ... |