Non-performing loans and advances in the euro area 2015-2023, by bank size

The exposure of banks in the euro area and other EU countries under the single supervisory mechanism to non-performing loans and advances has decreased in 2023. Nevertheless, that exposure was much lower than in 2015. Large banks with assets amounting to over 200 billion euros had a slower decline in their exposure than smaller banks. Some of the largest sellers of NPL in Europe were banks with headquarters in Greece.