External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Panama
Panama: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 155.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Panama, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Panama recorded 155.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Panama peaked at 744.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 113.8%, in 2018.
That places Panama 11th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 744.7% | — |
| 1996 | 709.9% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 592.7% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 490.1% | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 474.0% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 454.4% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 424.8% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 436.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 440.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 451.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 517.2% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 533.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 602.6% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 546.6% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 440.2% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 371.6% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 342.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 296.7% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 302.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 227.0% | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 203.4% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 173.9% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 144.0% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 113.8% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 114.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 127.1% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 155.2% | +22.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 155.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 4.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Panama's 155.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 5.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 602.3% | 474.0% | 744.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 484.7% | 424.8% | 602.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.9% | 113.8% | 371.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.2% | 127.1% | 155.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 8 Luxembourg 222.5% compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 221.5% compare
- 10 Ireland 174.7% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 150.0% compare
- 13 Macau, China 147.8% compare
- 14 Angola 135.7% compare
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Panama?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Panama was 155.2% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 744.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.8% in 2018.
- How does Panama rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.