Bank return on equity in Panama
Panama: Bank return on equity was 11.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Panama stood at 11.9%.
That represents a change of up 54.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Panama peaked at 19.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2020.
That places Panama 88th 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 | 15.9% | 11.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.7% | 11.9% | 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 return on equity in Panama?
- Bank return on equity in Panama was 11.9% 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 7.7% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for bank return on equity?
- Panama ranks 88th 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 18.5%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.