Chile vs Panama: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Chile
- Panama
How they compare
Chile currently reports 70.1% against 66.8% in Panama, a difference of 3.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 39th and Panama ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 12.5% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 40.1% | 28.2% | Panama |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 39.8% | 10.5% | Chile |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 59.6% | 11.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 78.3% | 13.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 73.1% | 4.3% | Chile |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 74.0% | 5.5% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Chile or Panama?
- Chile, at 70.1% against 66.8% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Chile and Panama?
- 3.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Panama rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Chile ranks 39th and Panama ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.