Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Panama
Panama: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
155th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.9537 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0.1472 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1961
Years of data
61
1960–2020
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Panama, 1960–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama stood at 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama peaked at 0.9537 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1472 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
Panama ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1547 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1487 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1583 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1721 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1878 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1983 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2275 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.291 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3386 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4093 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4555 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5647 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6206 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6264 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.617 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5271 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5395 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5789 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5583 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5707 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5869 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5725 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5672 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5584 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5456 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5404 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.435 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4314 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4576 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.485 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5116 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5558 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6673 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6676 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7768 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8736 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9156 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9537 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8729 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8482 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8402 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8322 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7698 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7258 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7772 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7874 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7758 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7519 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7707 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7766 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7936 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7957 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7631 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1861 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5019 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.291 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6264 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5618 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5395 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5869 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5862 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4314 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8736 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8404 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7258 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9537 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7606 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7957 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 152 Samoa 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9087 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Belarus 0.8645 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Jordan 0.7699 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Slovakia 0.7696 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Panama
- 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)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- 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 901.56 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -13.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama was 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9537 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1472 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Panama rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net domestic credit (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.