Bahamas vs Panama: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Panama
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 99.1% against 87.9% in Panama, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Panama ahead.
Bahamas ranks 8th and Panama ranks 11th of 136 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.6% | 1.9% | Panama |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 15.9% | 13.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 43.5% | 26.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 36.2% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 102.2% | 85.6% | 16.6% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, Bahamas or Panama?
- Bahamas, at 99.1% against 87.9% in Panama as of 2021.
- What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between Bahamas and Panama?
- 11.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Panama?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and Panama rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 8th and Panama ranks 11th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.