Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans fell 17.7% to 1.25% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 3.29% in 2009 and an all time low of 1.08% in 2014.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 80th within the group of 91 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 34 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Non-Performing Loans (As % of Total Loans) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.6% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 9.06% | 5.21% | ||||||||
| Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.5% | 16.2% | 21.0% | 18.5% | 18.8% | |||||
| Israel | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.21% | 1.39% | 1.37% | 1.05% | 0.711% | |||||||||
| Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.14% | 6.40% | 7.36% | 6.88% | 6.64% | |||||
| Kuwait | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.62% | 1.78% | 2.01% | 1.36% | 1.41% | |||||||||||||
| Oman | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Qatar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.95% | 1.86% | 2.21% | 1.87% | 1.80% | |||||||||||
| Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.26% | 6.03% | 7.57% | 7.29% | 6.55% | |||||||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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