Central bank assets to GDP in Panama
Panama: Central bank assets to GDP was 13.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Central bank assets to GDP in Panama, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central bank assets to gdp in Panama is 13.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 33.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Panama peaked at 26.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1970.
Panama ranks 45th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Central bank assets to GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9% | — |
| 1961 | 7.2% | -18.2% |
| 1962 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 7.5% | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 7.8% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.6% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 6.9% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | +21.5% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +28.1% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 26.3% | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 5.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 10.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
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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 central bank assets to gdp in Panama?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Panama was 13.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Panama ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).