Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans fell 11.0% yoy to 5.42% in Namibia in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 2.68% less 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 6th within the group of 51 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 95 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Non-Performing Loans (As % of Total Loans) | Unit | 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 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Botswana | % | 3.67% | 3.78% | 3.54% | 3.63% | 3.44% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | % | 6.56% | 7.50% | 6.68% | 5.58% | 6.32% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 3.84% | 3.79% | 3.64% | 3.86% | 4.27% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 8.23% | 8.80% | 8.30% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 5.79% | 6.09% | 5.81% | 5.84% | 5.57% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 4.72% | 4.65% | 4.72% | 4.62% | 4.54% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 6.87% | 7.18% | 6.77% | 6.97% | 7.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 4.22% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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