Supervision Newsletter Spring 2017

Key data

The chart below shows that the overall non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio decreased from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2016, including for non-financial corporations and households. The chart utilises figures published in the report Supervisory Banking Statistics, fourth quarter 2016.

For further information on the data and the sample of banks used please refer to the Supervisory Banking Statistics webpage.

Source: ECB.
Note: NPLs are defined according to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2014, Annex V Part 2. 145. The overall ratio also includes general government and financial corporations.