Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Panama
Panama: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 5.65 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
5.65 billion
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
130th
of 178 countries
All-time high
5.65 billion
in 2008
All-time low
-1.01 billion
in 1988
Years of data
59
1950–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Panama, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Panama recorded 5.65 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 182.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Panama peaked at 5.65 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.01 billion, in 1988.
Panama ranks 130th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.30 million | — |
| 1951 | 19.50 million | -8.5% |
| 1952 | 22.90 million | +17.4% |
| 1953 | 24.30 million | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 22.40 million | -7.8% |
| 1955 | 18.10 million | -19.2% |
| 1956 | 19.40 million | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 9.20 million | -52.6% |
| 1958 | 15.00 million | +63.0% |
| 1959 | 3.20 million | -78.7% |
| 1960 | -3.50 million | -209.4% |
| 1961 | -6.50 million | +85.7% |
| 1962 | -7.70 million | +18.5% |
| 1963 | -300,000 | -96.1% |
| 1964 | -16.10 million | +5266.7% |
| 1965 | -24.70 million | +53.4% |
| 1966 | -27.20 million | +10.1% |
| 1967 | -36.30 million | +33.5% |
| 1968 | -39.20 million | +8.0% |
| 1969 | -76.60 million | +95.4% |
| 1970 | -79.15 million | +3.3% |
| 1971 | -140.48 million | +77.5% |
| 1972 | -185.97 million | +32.4% |
| 1973 | -318.49 million | +71.3% |
| 1974 | -600.21 million | +88.5% |
| 1975 | -737.87 million | +22.9% |
| 1976 | -782.68 million | +6.1% |
| 1977 | -770.55 million | -1.5% |
| 1978 | -509.51 million | -33.9% |
| 1979 | -981.51 million | +92.6% |
| 1980 | -683.09 million | -30.4% |
| 1981 | -814.59 million | +19.3% |
| 1982 | -176.20 million | -78.4% |
| 1983 | -517.18 million | +193.5% |
| 1984 | -623.40 million | +20.5% |
| 1985 | -496.79 million | -20.3% |
| 1986 | -341.28 million | -31.3% |
| 1987 | -737.40 million | +116.1% |
| 1988 | -1.01 billion | +36.8% |
| 1989 | -838.98 million | -16.8% |
| 1990 | -28.00 million | -96.7% |
| 1991 | 668.25 million | -2486.7% |
| 1992 | 1.15 billion | +72.7% |
| 1993 | 1.46 billion | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 1.97 billion | +35.0% |
| 1995 | 1.98 billion | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.01 billion | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.51 billion | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 2.00 billion | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 911.40 million | -54.5% |
| 2000 | 1.27 billion | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 1.26 billion | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.88 billion | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 2.36 billion | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 2.55 billion | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.54 billion | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.54 billion | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 5.02 billion | +41.9% |
| 2008 | 5.65 billion | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.53 million | 3.20 million | 24.30 million | 10 |
| 1960s | -23.81 million | -76.60 million | -300,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | -510.64 million | -981.51 million | -79.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -623.75 million | -1.01 billion | -176.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 billion | -28.00 million | 2.51 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.90 billion | 1.26 billion | 5.65 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- 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 901.59 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 996.91 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 996.91 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 996.91 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Panama?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Panama was 5.65 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 billion in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Panama ranks 130th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.