Panama Household Debt: % of GDP

2007 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Panama Household Debt: % of GDP

  • Panama household debt accounted for 38.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 38.2 % in the previous quarter.
  • Panama household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2007 to Sep 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 50.8 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 33.1 % in Mar 2013.

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Household Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Superintendency of Banks of Panama provides Household Debt in local currency. The National Institute of Statistics and Census provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt includes Mortgages and Consumer Loans. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2018 is based on SNA 1993.


Related information about Panama Household Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Panama Household Debt reached 32.7 USD bn in Oct 2024.
  • Money Supply M2 in Panama increased 8.7 % YoY in Jul 2024.
  • Panama Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 5.7 USD bn in Oct 2024.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.2 Months of Import in Oct 2024.
  • Panama Domestic Credit reached 64.1 USD bn in Oct 2024, representing an increased of 5.8 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Oct 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous month.

View Panama's Household Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2007 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Panama Household Debt: % of GDP

What was Panama's Household Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2024?

Panama household debt accounted for 38.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 38.2 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
38.3 Sep 2024 38.2 Jun 2024 33.1 Mar 2013 50.8 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024

Household Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 12.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Argentina (%) 4.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
Armenia (%) 28.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 116.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2023
Austria (%) 44.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 13.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Belarus (%) 10.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) 58.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (%) 11.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Botswana (%) 20.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Brunei (%) 14.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (%) 27.8 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Cambodia (%) 26.6 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 99.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2024
Chile (%) 39.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
China (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 31.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2024
Croatia (%) 32.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Cyprus (%) 83.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Czech Republic (%) 34.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 92.2 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ecuador (%) 17.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
Egypt (%) 7.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 38.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
European Union (%) 44.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2024
Finland (%) 74.8 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
France (%) 74.2 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Georgia (%) 36.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Germany (%) 50.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2024
Greece (%) 46.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 89.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 19.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 73.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
India (%) 17.4 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Ireland (%) 32.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Israel (%) 42.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Italy (%) 48.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
Japan (%) 65.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Jordan (%) 80.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 15.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
South Korea (%) 93.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 22.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 8.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) 22.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Lithuania (%) 28.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (%) 64.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 80.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (%) 26.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Malawi (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Malaysia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Malta (%) 40.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 20.6 Jun 2018 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2018
Mexico (%) 16.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 26.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (%) 25.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 23.5 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 97.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (%) 89.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 90.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Panama (%) 38.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) 15.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Philippines (%) 11.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Poland (%) 23.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
Portugal (%) 66.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Romania (%) 15.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Russia (%) 20.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 16.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 52.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 44.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 27.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) 40.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 48.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 6.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Sweden (%) 86.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (%) 128.2 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Syria (%) 14.6 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Taiwan (%) 88.1 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Thailand (%) 89.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Tunisia (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Turkey (%) 10.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
Ukraine (%) 3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
United Arab Emirates (%) 106.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 81.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2024
United States (%) 62.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Uruguay (%) 11.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Venezuela (%) 3.4 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017

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Panama Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,462.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 376.798 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 53,873.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 61.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) 23.007 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) 59.883 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) 21.105 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) 509,360.329 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2024
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) 150,376.752 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2024
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) 376,797.799 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2024
Public Debt: Domestic (USD mn) 9,827.461 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,259.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 145.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -71.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,067.531 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 329,464.345 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 10,079.101 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,349.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 8.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,071,085.390 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 333,744.579 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 33.249 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 204.656 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,072.958 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 225.157 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 1989 - Sep 2024
Exports: FOB: America: NAFTA: Mexico (PAB th) 30,335.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Exports: FOB: Waste & Scrap of Steel, Copper & Aluminum (PAB th) 6,147.94 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Exports: FOB: Raw Wood (PAB th) 7,428.13 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) 48,718.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 115.979 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 91.522 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 52.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 824.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 726.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -361.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -361.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 44,046.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 167.4 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 59.0 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.904 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -78,418.321 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) -2,237.755 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) -1,502.437 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) -5,833.509 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) 2.333 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) -1,348.937 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) 824.140 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) 2.333 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) 3,683.629 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) 0.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) 4,331.072 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) 1,446.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) -1,297.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) 674.772 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) 5,032.566 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) 924.830 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) 1,000.008 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) -2,297.497 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) -5.330 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) -361.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -78,418.321 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 103,227.647 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 181,645.968 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) 726.814 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Oct 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,559.690 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,471.220 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 41,589.720 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,684.4 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.697 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1969 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 107,351.873 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 64,183.2 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 32,710.8 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 96,404.929 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.77 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 69.77 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) 41,589.720 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
LC: National Banking System: Private Sector: Mortgage (PAB mn) 21,071.440 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024

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