Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Panama
Panama: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was -4.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Panama, 1996–2021
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.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Panama, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.7% | — |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +136.2% |
| 1998 | 82.1% | +85.6% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -85.8% |
| 2000 | -10.6% | -191.4% |
| 2001 | -14.8% | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -113.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +391.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +52.1% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +109.7% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -85.1% |
| 2009 | -16.4% | -473.7% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -212.6% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -43.5% |
| 2014 | -6.3% | -139.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -99.0% |
| 2016 | -4.2% | +6548.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -251.4% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +45.1% |
| 2019 | -4.0% | -142.9% |
| 2020 | -11.6% | +193.0% |
| 2021 | -4.9% | -57.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's -4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%. (49 countries reporting)
- Panama's -4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -6548.2% | -0.1% | -4.2% |
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 |
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 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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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.