Non-performing loans rose 41.8% to ZAR 236 bil in South Africa in 2020, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, non-performing loans in South Africa reached an all time high of ZAR 236 bil in 2020 and an all time low of ZAR 90.8 bil in 2008.
South Africa has been ranked 25th within the group of 70 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Non-Performing Loans (Local Currency) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Angola | AOA bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 366 | 408 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Botswana | BWP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.60 | 1.86 | 2.49 | 2.86 | 3.17 | ||||
Lesotho | LSL bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.214 | 0.220 | 0.207 | 0.273 | 0.250 | |||||||
Mozambique | MZN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.03 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 34.0 | 31.0 | ... | ||
Namibia | NAD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.988 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 2.26 | 3.47 | ||||||
South Africa | ZAR bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 105 | 112 | 106 | 108 | 153 | ||||||||
Swaziland | SZL bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.618 | 0.616 | 0.987 | 0.853 | 1.07 | ... | ||||||
Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |