Panama Household Debt: % of GDP

2007 - 2023 | 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 2023, compared with the ratio of 38.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Panama household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2007 to Sep 2023.
  • 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 31.6 USD bn in Nov 2023.
  • Money Supply M2 in Panama increased 0.0 % YoY in Aug 2023.
  • Panama Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 6.4 USD bn in Nov 2023.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 3.3 Months of Import in Sep 2023.
  • Panama Domestic Credit reached 60.9 USD bn in Nov 2023, representing an increased of 3.4 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.5 % in Aug 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous month.

View Panama's Household Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2007 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Panama Household Debt: % of GDP

What was Panama's Household Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2023?

Panama household debt accounted for 38.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 38.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
38.3 Sep 2023 38.6 Jun 2023 33.1 Mar 2013 50.8 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 11.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Argentina (%) 3.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 25.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 116.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2023
Austria (%) 45.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Belarus (%) 9.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 60.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) 11.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 19.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Brunei (%) 14.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (%) 27.4 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Cambodia (%) 36.0 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 100.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 40.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
China (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 34.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) 33.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 97.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Czech Republic (%) 37.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Denmark (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Ecuador (%) 16.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 8.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 37.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) 46.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 74.9 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
France (%) 75.1 2022 yearly 1977 - 2022
Georgia (%) 36.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Germany (%) 52.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 47.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 92.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) 20.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) 73.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 14.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 9.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Ireland (%) 27.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Israel (%) 42.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 49.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Japan (%) 66.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Jordan (%) 82.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 15.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
South Korea (%) 104.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Kosovo (%) 19.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 19.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Lithuania (%) 23.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (%) 68.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 87.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 26.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Malaysia (%) 81.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Malta (%) 43.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 20.6 Jun 2018 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2018
Mexico (%) 16.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 22.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 24.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 25.3 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 93.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) 91.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 88.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 38.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 16.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Poland (%) 24.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Portugal (%) 67.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Romania (%) 15.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 21.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 19.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2023
Singapore (%) 54.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 46.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (%) 28.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 40.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) 51.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 7.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Sweden (%) 87.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (%) 128.4 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Syria (%) 14.6 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Taiwan (%) 88.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Thailand (%) 86.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Turkey (%) 11.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Ukraine (%) 4.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
United Arab Emirates (%) 106.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 84.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2023
United States (%) 64.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Uruguay (%) 10.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Venezuela (%) 3.4 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,462.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 762.604 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 46,894.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 56.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) 22.880 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) 53.964 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) 21.239 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) 3,105,099.378 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) 762,604.057 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) 553,673.642 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Public Debt: Domestic (USD mn) 7,004.936 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,100.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 145.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -79.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,490.770 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 807,995.942 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 145,164.399 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,171.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -6.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,054,288.448 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 448,064.045 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14.124 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 179.004 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1967 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,072.958 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 149.250 Nov 2023 monthly Mar 1989 - Nov 2023
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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 122.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -5,854.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -28.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -176.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.032 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 44.032 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 39,889.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 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) -2.777 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -73,105.081 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) 3,834.392 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) -5,854.602 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) 4,746.572 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) 3,487.795 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) 4,976.487 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) -8,365.923 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) -920.422 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) -1,488.692 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) 935.134 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) 2.380 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) 2.380 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) 0.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) 723.337 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) 540.810 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) 1,266.187 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) -298.620 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) 44.032 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) -13,112.495 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) -1,855.556 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -73,105.081 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 170,750.425 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 97,645.344 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) -176.394 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,670.620 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,005.520 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 38,886.890 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
M2 Growth (%) 2.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,420.6 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.035 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1969 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 104,202.564 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.2 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,945.5 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.4 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 31,588.9 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 89,824.234 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.14 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 69.44 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) 38,886.890 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023

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