Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 methodology) in Panama
Panama: Getting Credit total score was 16 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 191 countries
All-time high
16 DB15-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
12 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Getting Credit total score in Panama, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
Panama recorded 16 DB15-20 methodology for getting credit total score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Panama ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting Credit total score in Panama, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 15 DB15-20 methodology | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 15 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 DB15-20 methodology | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 16 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 12 DB15-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 16 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10 DB15-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Panama
- 26 India 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Russia 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Cambodia 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 El Salvador 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Honduras 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Mongolia 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 North Macedonia 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Romania 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Vietnam 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 26 Palestine 16 DB15-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit total score in Panama?
- Getting credit total score in Panama was 16 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit total score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 16 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit total score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for getting credit total score?
- Panama ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit total score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total score for getting credit is the sum of the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index, based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.