Bank net interest margin in Panama
Panama: Bank net interest margin was 3.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Panama is 3.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Panama peaked at 4.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2014.
That places Panama 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 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 bank net interest margin in Panama?
- Bank net interest margin in Panama was 3.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for bank net interest margin?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.