Loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans fell 3.57% to 0.737% in Panama in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Panama reached an all time high of 0.764% in 2016 and an all time low of 0.422% in 2010.
Panama has been ranked 33rd within the group of 63 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans, 33 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Loan Loss Provisions (As % of Bank Loans) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.87% | 2.45% | 3.16% | ... | 2.64% | ... | |||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.75% | 1.82% | 2.49% | ... | 2.47% | ... | ||||||
El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.00% | 2.03% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.48% | 1.63% | 1.73% | ... | 23.1% | |||||||
Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.75% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.42% | ... | 3.85% | ... | ||||||
Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.423% | 0.764% | 0.737% | ... | 0.980% | ... | ||||||
Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.44% | 2.31% | 2.33% | ... | 2.59% | ... | ||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.448% | 0.543% | 0.566% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |