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What Banks in India Had the Most Bad Loans in 2018?

Top Banks by Non-Performing Loans (As % of Loans)
Banking | India | November 5, 2019
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Based on a comparison of 24 banks in India in 2018, UCO Bank had the highest share of bad loans, followed by IDBI Bank and Indian Overseas Bank.

UCO Bank's non-performing loans reached 30.1% of total loans at the end of 2018, up from 24.9% when compared to the previous year. Historically, the NPL ratio hit an all time high of 30.1% in 2018 and an all time low of 1.66% in 2010.

Provision coverage amounted to 27.5% at the end of 2018, down from 28.0% compared to a year earlier.

Comparing UCO Bank with its closest peers, IDBI Bank operated at the end of 2018 with NPL ratio of 27.5% and provision coverage of 70.3%, Indian Overseas Bank with 22.1% and 55.8% and Central Bank of India had 19.3% of bad loans covered with 61.6% by provisions at the end of 2018.

You can see all the banks non-performing loans data on the NPLs (As % Of Loans) indicator page or you can download a report on the Indian banks in the report section.