Interest rate spread in Panama
Panama: Interest rate spread was 5.9% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Interest rate spread in Panama, 1996–2006
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 5.9% for interest rate spread in 2006.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Panama peaked at 6.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 59th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- Net migration 6,151 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.74 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.62 billion current LCU (2020)
- Broad money 76.2% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 9.33 billion current LCU (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -11.4% (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 98.2% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 100.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Panama?
- Interest rate spread in Panama was 5.9% in 2006, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for interest rate spread?
- Panama ranks 59th out of 140 countries with data for 2006.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.