Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Panama
Panama: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) was -1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Panama, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Panama stood at -1.4%.
That represents a change of up 49.2% on the previous year and down 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Panama peaked at 10.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -8.7%, in 2021.
Panama ranks 135th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +125.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -102.9% |
| 2020 | -5.2% | +1983.8% |
| 2021 | -8.7% | +66.2% |
| 2022 | -5.5% | -36.5% |
| 2023 | -3.3% | -40.9% |
| 2024 | -2.8% | -15.8% |
| 2025 | -1.4% | -49.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's -1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.3%. (52 countries reporting)
- Panama's -1.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.4%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1983.8% | -0.3% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | -0.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -8.7% | -1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Panama?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Panama was -1.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7% in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Panama ranks 135th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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