Syndicated loan average maturity (years) by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
18.92 years
Kuwait
Lowest
1.86 years
Serbia
Median
5 years
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,261
What the numbers show
Syndicated loan average maturity (years) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 18.92 years in Kuwait; the lowest is 1.86 years in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5 years, and the mean is 5.77 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 435.7%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 76.4%).
Syndicated loan average maturity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 18.92 years | 2020 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Uruguay | 16.01 years | 2020 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Bermuda | 13.92 years | 2021 | up 177.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 13.01 years | 2021 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 12.61 years | 2021 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 10.9 years | 2021 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 7 | Turkey | 10.84 years | 2021 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 10.79 years | 2021 | up 343.8% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 8.33 years | 2021 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 7.39 years | 2021 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 7.12 years | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 13 | China | 7 years | 2021 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 14 | Greece | 6.71 years | 2021 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 6.58 years | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 6.56 years | 2021 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 6.5 years | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 18 | Oman | 6.35 years | 2021 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 19 | Argentina | 6.34 years | 2021 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 6.28 years | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 6.21 years | 2021 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 5.88 years | 2021 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | France | 5.86 years | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 5.77 years | 2021 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 25 | South Korea | 5.65 years | 2021 | down 41.3% | flat |
| 26 | Jamaica | 5.64 years | 2019 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 5.55 years | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Malaysia | 5.55 years | 2021 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 29 | Bahamas | 5.49 years | 2010 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 5.47 years | 2021 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 31 | Vietnam | 5.38 years | 2021 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 32 | Mexico | 5.28 years | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 5.13 years | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 5.04 years | 2019 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 5.03 years | 2020 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 5.02 years | 2019 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 5.02 years | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 5.02 years | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 5 years | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 5 years | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 40 | Qatar | 5 years | 2021 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 5 years | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 45 | Netherlands | 4.8 years | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 46 | United States | 4.77 years | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 4.77 years | 2014 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 48 | Lithuania | 4.75 years | 2020 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 49 | Laos | 4.72 years | 2019 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 4.71 years | 2020 | — | falling |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 4.7 years | 2013 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 4.69 years | 2021 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 4.68 years | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 54 | Czechia | 4.42 years | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 55 | South Africa | 4.32 years | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 4.25 years | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 4.25 years | 2021 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 4.09 years | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 59 | Philippines | 4.08 years | 2021 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 60 | Brazil | 4.08 years | 2021 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 4.01 years | 2021 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 62 | Macao | 4 years | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 63 | Japan | 4 years | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 64 | New Zealand | 3.93 years | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 65 | Singapore | 3.87 years | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 66 | Denmark | 3.87 years | 2021 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 67 | Norway | 3.82 years | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 68 | Bahrain | 3.75 years | 2021 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Sweden | 3.67 years | 2021 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 70 | Canada | 3.63 years | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 3.45 years | 2021 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 3.29 years | 2021 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 3.05 years | 2021 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 74 | Croatia | 3 years | 2021 | down 62.6% | flat |
| 75 | Venezuela | 2.7 years | 2012 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 76 | Ukraine | 2.52 years | 2021 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 77 | Iceland | 2 years | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 78 | Serbia | 1.86 years | 2021 | down 37.9% | rising |