Bank Equity rose 1.57% to PAB 10.2 bil in Panama in second quarter of 2016

Bank equity reached 10.2 PAB bil in second quarter of 2016 in Panama, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.57 % more than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank equity in Panama reached an all time high of 10.2 PAB bil in second quarter of 2016 and an all time low of 3.90 PAB bil in first quarter of 2005. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank equity in Colombia amounted to 100,155 COP bil, 3,790 CRC bil in Costa Rica, 37.3 HNL bil in Honduras and 21.5 NIO bil in Nicaragua in second quarter of 2016.

Panama has been ranked 88th within the group of 109 countries we follow in terms of bank equity, 64 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.

Bank equity, or net assets or book value, is the difference between total assets on the one hand and current liabilities and non-capitalised long-term liabilities on the other hand.