Latin America & Caribbean vs Panama: Monetary Sector credit to private sector

Latin America & Caribbean
48.2%
in 2025
Panama
98.2%
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
23rd
Panama rank
22nd

Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 98.2% against 48.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 50.0%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 16.4% 19.7% 3.3% Panama
1970s 29.9% 45.2% 15.3% Panama
1980s 38.2% 45.2% 7.1% Panama
1990s 33.0% 63.1% 30.2% Panama
2000s 26.0% 85.5% 59.5% Panama
2010s 43.5% 79.2% 35.7% Panama
2020s 49.9% 98.2% 48.3% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Latin America & Caribbean or Panama?
Panama, at 98.2% against 48.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2020.
What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?
50.0%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Panama rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd 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

Indicator
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,534 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.