Bank loans growth in USD terms fell 57.5% to 1.29% in Panama in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans growth in USD terms in Panama reached an all time high of 18.2% in 2011 and an all time low of 1.29% in 2017. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank loans growth in USD terms in Colombia amounted to 7.27%, 5.20% in Costa Rica, 10.3% in Honduras and 9.88% in Nicaragua in 2017.
Panama has been ranked 87th within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of bank loans growth in USD terms, 87 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Growth (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Belize | % | -4.35% | 0.114% | 3.64% | 1.72% | 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 7.15% | 5.76% | 1.05% | -1.03% | -26.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.0% | 25.1% | 3.56% | -7.23% | -17.4% | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.8% | 15.7% | 14.0% | 8.82% | 12.5% | ||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.99% | 13.9% | 8.08% | 5.56% | 4.67% | |||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.2% | 17.5% | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.0% | |||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.6% | 10.8% | 9.44% | 7.53% | 1.04% | ||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.63% | 23.9% | 9.13% | -0.978% | -1.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.1% | 22.8% | 18.6% | 11.7% | 18.4% | ||
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.2% | 15.4% | 7.56% | 10.4% | 11.0% | ||
| Peru | % | 26.7% | 19.7% | 7.91% | 6.28% | -0.520% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | -6.17% | 3.12% | 2.49% | 5.63% | 7.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47.5% | 51.2% | 11.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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