Loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans rose 39.0% to 2.63% in Lesotho in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Lesotho reached an all time high of 2.63% in 2017 and an all time low of 0.454% in 2010.
Lesotho has been ranked 7th within the group of 63 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Loan Loss Provisions (As % of Bank Loans) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.36% | 1.65% | 1.94% | 0.784% | 1.31% | ... | ||||
Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.65% | 1.89% | 2.63% | 1.34% | 1.70% | ... | ||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.70% | 2.66% | 3.31% | 2.28% | 2.06% | ||||
Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.418% | 0.296% | 0.426% | 0.425% | 0.601% | ... | ||||||
South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.16% | 0.971% | 0.929% | 0.853% | 0.908% | ... | ||||||||
Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.811% | 0.857% | 1.20% | 0.667% | 0.907% | ... | ... | ||||
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Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |