5-bank asset concentration in Panama
Panama: 5-bank asset concentration was 61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
5-bank asset concentration in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Panama recorded 61 for 5-bank asset concentration in 2021.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in Panama peaked at 83.17 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45.02, in 2000.
That places Panama 134th out of 150 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2 | 45.02 | 83.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.27 | 54.23 | 72.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.67 | 61 | 62.35 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.74 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.62 billion current LCU (2020)
- Net foreign assets 9.33 billion current LCU (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 98.2% (2020)
- Broad money 76.2% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. -11.4% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 100.2% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,151 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in Panama?
- 5-bank asset concentration in Panama was 61 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 83.17 in 2006.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.02 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- Panama ranks 134th out of 150 regions with data for 2021.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of 5-bank asset concentration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for five largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 5 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.