Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) in Panama
Panama: Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) was 3.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP in Panama, 2010–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3.7% for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Panama peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2013.
Panama ranks 58th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.8% | — |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -15.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Panama's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.9%, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 55 Botswana 5.2% compare
- 56 Libya 4.5%
- 57 Tunisia 4.4% compare
- 59 Ethiopia 3.5%
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 3.3% compare
- 61 United Arab Emirates 3.2% 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 nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Panama?
- Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Panama was 3.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is other financial institutions' claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Nonbank financial institutions assets (IFS lines 42, a-d, h, and s); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).