Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Panama
Panama: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Panama, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2.4% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Panama peaked at 3.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2013.
Panama ranks 108th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Panama's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 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 to total gross loans in Panama?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Panama was 2.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2025.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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