Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Panama
Panama: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 46.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Panama, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 46.9% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Panama peaked at 46.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2008.
That places Panama 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.5% | — |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 26.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.6% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11,791 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 996.88 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 market value) (SDR), per capita 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Panama?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Panama was 46.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Panama ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).