Bank return on assets in Panama
Panama: Bank return on assets was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Panama is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 48.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Panama peaked at 1.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Panama 80th out of 167 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 | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 77 Albania 1.3% compare
- 78 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.3% compare
- 79 Qatar 1.3% compare
- 81 South Africa 1.3% compare
- 82 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1.3% compare
- 83 Slovenia, Republic of 1.2% compare
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 return on assets in Panama?
- Bank return on assets in Panama was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for bank return on assets?
- Panama ranks 80th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.