Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans fell 8.26% to 2.40% in Denmark in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Denmark reached an all time high of 4.62% in 2013 and an all time low of 2.39% in 2016. When compared to Denmark's main peers, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Germany amounted to 1.77%, 1.64% in Netherlands, 0.461% in Norway and 0.506% in Sweden in 2024.
Denmark has been ranked 51st within the group of 91 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 5 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 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | 2.90% | 2.41% | 2.39% | 2.08% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | 2.27% | 2.09% | 2.07% | 2.03% | 1.84% | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.29% | 3.67% | 3.90% | 3.35% | 2.75% | ||||||||||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.951% | 1.51% | 1.45% | 1.47% | 1.35% | |||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.75% | 2.51% | 2.38% | 2.17% | 2.08% | ||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | 1.24% | 1.05% | ... | ... | 1.23% | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.51% | 2.93% | 2.90% | 2.06% | 1.40% | |||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.96% | 1.83% | 1.88% | 1.72% | 1.60% | ||||||||||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.746% | 0.801% | 0.736% | 0.525% | 0.272% | ||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.87% | 3.81% | 3.72% | 2.85% | 2.43% | ||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.75% | 8.83% | 8.16% | 6.10% | 5.51% | ... | |||||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | 0.495% | 0.581% | 0.513% | 0.418% | 0.304% | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.10% | 1.02% | 0.983% | 0.969% | 0.947% |
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