Bank return on equity in Panama
Panama: Bank return on equity was 10.2% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Panama, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Panama is 10.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Panama peaked at 19.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, 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 | 14.9% | 9.5% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11,791 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.56 billion SDR (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Panama?
- Bank return on equity in Panama was 10.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for bank return on equity?
- Panama ranks 80th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 return on equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.