Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) in Panama
Panama: Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) was 75.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Domestic credit to private sector in Panama, 2010–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Panama recorded 75.5% for domestic credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Panama peaked at 100.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2013.
Panama ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82.1% | — |
| 2011 | 80.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 100.2% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 75.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Panama's 75.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.8%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 65.4% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 75.5% | 100.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More financial sector data for Panama
- 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 domestic credit to private sector in Panama?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Panama was 75.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Panama ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.