Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans rose 22.8% to 0.461% in Norway in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Norway reached an all time high of 1.68% in 2011 and an all time low of 0.272% in 2022. When compared to Norway's main peers, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in Denmark amounted to 2.40%, 1.43% in Finland, 2.03% in Iceland and 0.506% in Sweden in 2024.
Norway has been ranked 91st within the group of 91 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 22 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 |
| Australia | % | ... | 0.902% | 0.961% | 1.11% | 0.913% | 0.722% | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.29% | 3.67% | 3.90% | 3.35% | 2.75% | ||||||||||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.951% | 1.51% | 1.45% | 1.47% | 1.35% | |||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | 1.24% | 1.05% | ... | ... | 1.23% | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.51% | 2.93% | 2.90% | 2.06% | 1.40% | |||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | 2.21% | 2.34% | 2.64% | 2.64% | 2.15% | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.96% | 1.83% | 1.88% | 1.72% | 1.60% | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.746% | 0.801% | 0.736% | 0.525% | 0.272% | ||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.73% | 3.79% | 5.33% | 6.16% | 4.78% | ... | |||||||||||
| 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% |