Pension fund assets to GDP in Panama
Panama: Pension fund assets to GDP was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Panama, 2005–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.2% for pension fund assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 121.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Panama peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
Panama ranks 81st of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +108.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- 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)
- 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 996.88 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Panama?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Panama was 1.2% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Panama ranks 81st out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.