Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio

2008 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio

  • Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.5 % in the previous month
  • Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio data is updated monthly, available from Dec 2008 to Nov 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2.7 % in Aug 2021 and a record low of 0.9 % in Mar 2013

The Superintendency of Banks of Panama provides Non Performing Loans Ratio. Non Performing Loans are defined as loans overdue for more than 90 days or it haven't received any payment of debt services and/or interest within 30 days after the expiration of such payments.


Further information about Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio

  • In the latest reports, Money Supply M2 in Panama increased 9.7 % YoY in Sep 2025
  • Panama Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 5.4 USD bn in Nov 2025
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 3.5 Months of Import in Oct 2025
  • The country's Domestic Credit reached 65.0 USD bn in Nov 2025, representing an increased of 1.2 % YoY
  • Household Debt of Panama reached 34.0 USD bn in Nov 2025, accounting for 37.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Panama's Non Performing Loans Ratio from Dec 2008 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio

What was Panama's Non Performing Loans Ratio in Nov 2025?

Panama Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.5 % in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.6 Nov 2025 1.5 Oct 2025 0.9 Mar 2013 2.7 Aug 2021 % monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2025

Non Performing Loans Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2007 - Nov 2025
Algeria (%) 20.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Argentina (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 semiannually Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.9 Mar 2015 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2015
Bahrain (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 semiannually Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 24.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Belarus (%) 1.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2018
Belgium (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2024 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 monthly Aug 2014 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Canada (%) 0.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 2.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Denmark (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 5.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Egypt (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 3.7 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Finland (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
France (%) 2.1 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Georgia (%) 1.7 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Germany (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Ghana (%) 18.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 31.9 Dec 2013 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2013
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 7.8 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
India (%) 2.2 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 2.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 11.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 1.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2025
Israel (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Italy (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Japan (%) 1.1 Mar 2025 semiannually Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Jordan (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 3.7 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2008 - Nov 2025
Kenya (%) 15.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 2.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2010 - May 2025
Kuwait (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Laos (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Latvia (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.8 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2011 - Jun 2020
Lithuania (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.2 Dec 2013 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2013
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 9.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 2.2 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Mauritius (%) 4.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (%) 4.3 Jun 2024 monthly Aug 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Nepal (%) 2.5 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Netherlands (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 0.5 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2017
Nigeria (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Norway (%) 0.4 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Oman (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 3.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 1.6 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (%) 2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2008 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 4.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Nov 2025
Portugal (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 3.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Romania (%) 2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2014 - Nov 2025
Russia (%) 16.8 Nov 2020 monthly Jun 2009 - Nov 2020
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2008 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 1.3 Dec 2019 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2019
Slovakia (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2008 - Nov 2025
South Africa (%) 4.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Spain (%) 2.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Sudan (%) 3.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Sweden (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.8 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Taiwan, China (%) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (%) 20.6 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2019
Thailand (%) 3.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2019

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Panama Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.9 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -6,416.100 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 443.232 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 59,349.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) 25.641 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) 70.554 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) 23.819 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) 219,865.927 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) 574,666.447 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) 443,231.781 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -972.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 83.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 29,822.596 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 295,370.102 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,991.392 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,042.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 725,843.056 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,578.902 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 12.518 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 217.715 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,194.503 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 170.014 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: Prawn (PAB th) 12,896.144 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: Banana (PAB th) 2,293.212 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: Seafood Products (PAB th) 4,864.801 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB (PAB th) 70,409.644 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: Asia: Rest of Asia: China (PAB th) 1,072,958.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
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
Import Value Index (2015=100) 91.522 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 115.979 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 128.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -502.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 676.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 665.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 665.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 48,680.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 169.8 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 (%) 59.9 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -3.036 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -75,811.580 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) -1,228.288 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) -502.946 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) 4,132.275 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) 5,634.327 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) 1,103.205 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) -1,457.621 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) -1,502.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) 4,179.957 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) -3,116.496 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) 0.374 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) 665.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) 0.374 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) -7,296.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) 1,301.970 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) 466.385 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) -2,194.910 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) -2,560.827 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) 548.322 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -75,811.580 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 193,078.165 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 117,266.585 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) 676.356 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 37.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,598.833 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,066.270 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,730.080 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,644.2 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1969 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1969 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 115,131.706 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 64,958.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 1.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 33,969.4 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 102,722.968 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.67 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 68.25 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) 45,730.080 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
LC: National Banking System: Private Sector: Mortgage (PAB mn) 21,458.796 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025

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