Quarterly net growth of NPL stock of the banking sector in China 2017-2019
In September 2019, the reported net growth of non-performing loans of the Chinese banking industry amounted to 135 billion yuan. The official NPL-ratio at the same time was 1.86 percent. The Chinese banking system had been struggling with the quality of its assets for many years. State regulators and the Chinese central bank attempt to reduce the leverage of Chinese banks and limit the overall systematic risk.