Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Panama: Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 73.6% against 33.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 39.9%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 19.7% | 3.5% | Panama |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 45.2% | 27.0% | Panama |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 46.0% | 28.2% | Panama |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 68.8% | 54.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 85.5% | 61.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 79.2% | 32.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 81.2% | 41.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Panama?
- Panama, at 73.6% against 33.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Panama?
- 39.9%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Panama?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Panama rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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 refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.