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 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Argentina | % | ... | ... | 74.8% | 96.6% | 117% | 140% | 148% | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152% | 149% | 161% | 156% | 154% | ||||||||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99.1% | 103% | 109% | 111% | 121% | ||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 160% | 171% | 283% | 263% | 181% | ||||||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 182% | 164% | 161% | 151% | 155% | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102% | 104% | 97.4% | 111% | 122% | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 122% | 103% | 145% | 182% | 164% | ||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108% | 113% | 122% | 119% | 117% | ... | |||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 135% | 123% | 125% | 106% | 127% | |||||||
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | 77.7% | 79.4% | 80.2% | 81.9% | 108% | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 190% | 185% | 148% | 133% | 140% | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 251% | 146% | 107% | 225% | 244% | ... | ||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 143% | 136% | 126% | 114% | 116% | ||||||||
| Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68.1% | 76.0% | 80.6% | 73.5% | 125% | ||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.7% | 41.2% | 30.1% | 34.0% | 279% | ... |
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