Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Panama
Panama: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Panama, 1960–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in 2008. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Panama peaked at 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0515 units per US$ of GDP, in 1988.
Panama ranks 149th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0784 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0733 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0748 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0826 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0655 units per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0651 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0666 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.068 units per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0727 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0694 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0744 units per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0692 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0918 units per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0842 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0897 units per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0711 units per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0734 units per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0779 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0758 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0813 units per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0727 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0689 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0658 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0632 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0628 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0642 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0661 units per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0648 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0515 units per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0519 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0673 units per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0787 units per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0795 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0806 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0859 units per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0851 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0915 units per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.099 units per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1021 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.098 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0983 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1058 units per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1043 units per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1076 units per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1081 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1147 units per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1399 units per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1406 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8074 units per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 units per US$ of GDP, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0716 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0651 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0826 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0789 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0692 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0632 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0515 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0727 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0868 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0673 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1021 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1184 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0983 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Panama?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Panama was 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0515 units per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Panama ranks 149th out of 158 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.