Bank net profit reached 390 PAB mil in second quarter of 2017 in Panama, according to the National Central Bank. This is 11.2 % more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank net profit in Panama reached an all time high of 390 PAB mil in second quarter of 2017 and an all time low of 17.8 PAB mil in fourth quarter of 2006. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank net profit in Colombia amounted to 1,997,942 COP mil, 78,757 CRC mil in Costa Rica and 1,291 NIO mil in Nicaragua in second quarter of 2017.
Panama has been ranked 41st within the group of 53 countries we follow in terms of bank net profit, 25 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Net Profit (Local Currency) | Unit | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| Belize | BZD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | BRL mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colombia | COP mil | 2,804,393 | 1,997,942 | 1,917,240 | 2,779,334 | 2,630,796 | ... | |||
| Costa Rica | CRC mil | 82,098 | 78,757 | 48,414 | 63,664 | 72,644 | ... | |||
| El Salvador | SVC mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Guatemala | GTQ mil | 3,610 | -66.5 | -71.6 | -0.661 | 3,375 | ... | |||
| Honduras | HNL mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | MXN mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nicaragua | NIO mil | 1,332 | 1,291 | 1,253 | 1,388 | 1,338 | ... | |||
| Panama | PAB mil | 351 | 390 | 367 | 398 | 389 | ... | |||
| Peru | PEN mil | 1,885 | 1,915 | 2,168 | 2,192 | 2,257 | ... | |||
| USA | USD mil | 44,108 | 48,657 | 48,430 | 28,751 | 56,398 | ||||
| Venezuela | VEF mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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