Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans rose 8.38% yoy to 6.09% in Namibia in 1Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 5.05% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Namibia reached an all time high of 6.82% in 3Q2021 and an all time low of 1.29% in 4Q2013.
Namibia has been ranked 13th within the group of 89 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 87 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Non-Performing Loans (As % of Total Loans) | Unit | 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 | Sep 2024 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 3.81% | 3.38% | 3.44% | 3.67% | 3.78% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 8.16% | 6.51% | 6.93% | 6.56% | 7.50% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 4.18% | 4.11% | 3.61% | 3.84% | 3.79% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 10.4% | 10.6% | 9.06% | 8.23% | 8.80% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 5.62% | 5.48% | 5.63% | 5.79% | 6.09% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 7.29% | 7.19% | 7.47% | 6.87% | 7.18% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 5.15% | 4.51% | 4.44% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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