Stock market return in Panama
Panama: Stock market return was -4.9% in 2021. β Volatile
Stock market return in Panama, 1996β2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
Panama recorded -4.9% for stock market return in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.9% on the previous year and down 124.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Panama peaked at 82.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -16.4%, in 2009.
That places Panama 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 11.6% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | -16.4% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | -6.3% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.3% | -11.6% | -4.9% | 2 |
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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 stock market return in Panama?
- Stock market return in Panama was -4.9% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.4% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for stock market return?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.