Covid loan scheme figures for Northern Ireland, from the British Business Bank.
44,573
Covid loans offered
By the schemes' close in 2021, lenders had offered 44,573 loans in Northern Ireland under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Source: Final CBILS and BBLS scheme breakdowns by geography and sector, British Business Bank, July 2021
Loans 'offered' as counted by the publisher; scheme management information from lenders; the publisher notes offered figures can differ from HM Treasury approved figures. Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme data are not included in the workbook.
£2,066.4m
Covid loans offered, value
By the schemes' close in 2021, loans offered in Northern Ireland were worth £2,066.4 million under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Source: Final CBILS and BBLS scheme breakdowns by geography and sector, British Business Bank, July 2021
Loans 'offered' as counted by the publisher; scheme management information from lenders; the publisher notes offered figures can differ from HM Treasury approved figures. Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme data are not included in the workbook.
42,133
Bounce Back loans offered
By the scheme's close in 2021, lenders had offered 42,133 loans in Northern Ireland under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Source: Final CBILS and BBLS scheme breakdowns by geography and sector, British Business Bank, July 2021
Loans 'offered' as counted by the publisher; scheme management information from lenders; the publisher notes offered figures can differ from HM Treasury approved figures. Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme data are not included in the workbook.
£1,281.7m
Bounce Back loans offered, value
By the scheme's close in 2021, loans offered in Northern Ireland were worth £1,281.7 million under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Source: Final CBILS and BBLS scheme breakdowns by geography and sector, British Business Bank, July 2021
Loans 'offered' as counted by the publisher; scheme management information from lenders; the publisher notes offered figures can differ from HM Treasury approved figures. Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme data are not included in the workbook.
2,440
Business Interruption loans offered
By the scheme's close in 2021, lenders had offered 2,440 loans in Northern Ireland under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Source: Final CBILS and BBLS scheme breakdowns by geography and sector, British Business Bank, July 2021
Loans 'offered' as counted by the publisher; scheme management information from lenders; the publisher notes offered figures can differ from HM Treasury approved figures. Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme data are not included in the workbook.
£784.8m
Business Interruption loans, value
By the scheme's close in 2021, loans offered in Northern Ireland were worth £784.8 million under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Source: Final CBILS and BBLS scheme breakdowns by geography and sector, British Business Bank, July 2021
Loans 'offered' as counted by the publisher; scheme management information from lenders; the publisher notes offered figures can differ from HM Treasury approved figures. Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme data are not included in the workbook.
338
Recovery Loans
338 Recovery Loans were offered to businesses in Northern Ireland in the period from Q2 2021 to Q2 2022.
Source: Nations and Regions Tracker 2022, British Business Bank, 12 months to Q2 2022
Annex table, period printed as 'Q2 2021-Q2 2022'.
£63.1m
Recovery value
Recovery Loans offered to businesses in Northern Ireland were worth £63,118,257 in the period from Q2 2021 to Q2 2022.
Source: Nations and Regions Tracker 2022, British Business Bank, 12 months to Q2 2022
Annex table, period printed as 'Q2 2021-Q2 2022'.
£61.9m
Recovery Loan Scheme drawn value
Drawn value under the Recovery Loan Scheme (iterations 1 and 2) in Northern Ireland was £61.87m as at 30 June 2025.
Source: Recovery Loan Scheme (iterations 1 & 2) Performance Data as at 30 June 2025, British Business Bank, 30 June 2025
Page dated 26 August 2025. Figures are revised in later releases and rely on lender submissions to the scheme portal.
333
Recovery Loan facilities drawn
333 facilities had been drawn under the Recovery Loan Scheme (iterations 1 and 2) in Northern Ireland as at 30 June 2025.
Source: Recovery Loan Scheme (iterations 1 & 2) Performance Data as at 30 June 2025, British Business Bank, 30 June 2025
Page dated 26 August 2025. Figures are revised in later releases and rely on lender submissions to the scheme portal.
£52.6m
Growth Guarantee drawn value
Drawn value under the Growth Guarantee Scheme including Recovery Loan Scheme iteration 3 in Northern Ireland was £52.59m as at 31 March 2026.
Source: Growth Guarantee Scheme (including Recovery Loan Scheme iteration 3) performance data as at 31 March 2026, British Business Bank, 31 March 2026
Page dated 19 May 2026. Figures are revised in later releases and rely on lender submissions to the scheme portal.
252
Growth Guarantee facilities drawn
252 facilities had been drawn under the Growth Guarantee Scheme including Recovery Loan Scheme iteration 3 in Northern Ireland as at 31 March 2026.
Source: Growth Guarantee Scheme (including Recovery Loan Scheme iteration 3) performance data as at 31 March 2026, British Business Bank, 31 March 2026
Page dated 19 May 2026. Figures are revised in later releases and rely on lender submissions to the scheme portal.
18.17
Growth Guarantee facilities per 10,000
There were 18.17 facilities drawn under the Growth Guarantee Scheme including Recovery Loan Scheme iteration 3 per 10,000 SMEs in Northern Ireland as at 31 March 2026.
Source: Growth Guarantee Scheme (including Recovery Loan Scheme iteration 3) performance data as at 31 March 2026, British Business Bank, 31 March 2026
Page dated 19 May 2026. Figures are revised in later releases and rely on lender submissions to the scheme portal. Ratio calculated and published by the Bank using Business Population Estimates; it is not a count.