Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Panama
Panama: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 6.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Panama, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 6.4% for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.2% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Panama peaked at 6.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1995.
Panama ranks 129th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.6% | — |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | +30.1% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -45.2% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -42.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -33.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +58.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +220.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 16.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 16.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Panama?
- Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Panama was 6.4% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
- How does Panama rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Panama ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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 Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).