Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama
Panama: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 2.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama is 2.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama peaked at 3.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.
Panama ranks 103rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +114.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -68.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 100 Saudi Arabia 2.2% compare
- 101 Belgium 2.1% compare
- 102 Uzbekistan 2.1% compare
- 104 Netherlands 1.9% compare
- 105 China 1.8% compare
- 106 Guatemala 1.8% compare
More financial sector data for Panama
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -14.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0456 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 901.56 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Panama was 2.0% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Panama ranks 103rd out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.