Based on a comparison of 88 countries in 2017, Nicaragua ranked the highest in provisions as a share of non-performing loans with 249% followed by South Korea and China. On the other end of the scale was Canada with 15.1%, Namibia with 17.3% and Estonia with 21.3%.
Data for more countries are available at Total Provisions (As % of Non-Performing Loans) indicator page.
Total Provisions (As % of Non-Performing Loans) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Argentina | % | 140% | 148% | 137% | 139% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156% | 154% | 152% | 163% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Chile | % | ... | 111% | 121% | 135% | 129% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 263% | 181% | 176% | 181% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 151% | 155% | 153% | 135% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 111% | 122% | 148% | 145% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 182% | 164% | 167% | 143% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119% | 117% | 116% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 106% | 127% | 119% | 138% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Macedonia | % | 81.9% | 108% | 115% | 111% | 128% | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 133% | 140% | 157% | 155% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 225% | 244% | 249% | 222% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 114% | 116% | 111% | 105% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73.5% | 125% | 127% | 126% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.0% | 279% | 229% | 186% | 197% | ... |