Panama: Financial institutions development, access

The latest value from 2021 is 0.548 index points, a decline from 0.553 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.363 index points, based on data from 175 countries. Historically, the average for Panama from 1980 to 2021 is 0.3 index points. The minimum value, 0.158 index points, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 0.579 index points was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Measures access to financial services as a principal component of the following two variables: Bank branches per 100,000 adults and ATMs per 100,000 adults. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.