Bank loans per capita rose 0.043% to USD 16,128 in Panama in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans per capita in Panama reached an all time high of USD 16,128 in 2017 and an all time low of USD 9,462 in 2010. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank loans per capita in Colombia amounted to USD 2,962 , USD 7,574 in Costa Rica, USD 1,535 in Honduras and USD 857 in Nicaragua in 2017.
Panama has been ranked 25th within the group of 107 countries we follow in terms of bank loans per capita, 25 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD | 2,673 | 2,654 | 2,676 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | USD | 3,953 | 4,516 | 4,391 | 4,392 | 4,431 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | USD | ... | ... | ... | 2,464 | 2,786 | 2,962 | 2,896 | 3,060 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,721 | 7,264 | 7,574 | 7,195 | 7,441 | ... | ||||||||
| El Salvador | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 212 | 217 | 233 | 2,203 | 2,329 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,259 | 1,325 | 1,396 | 1,435 | 1,498 | ||||||||
| Honduras | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,336 | 1,414 | 1,535 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 1,871 | 1,770 | 2,007 | 2,183 | 2,340 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 710 | 788 | 857 | 762 | 584 | ... | ||||||
| Panama | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,846 | 16,121 | 16,128 | 15,586 | 15,479 | |||||||
| Peru | USD | 2,427 | 2,567 | 2,777 | 2,778 | 2,942 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD | 27,407 | 28,931 | 30,232 | ... | 32,807 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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