Bank regulatory capital rose 7.45% yoy to PAB 10.7 bil in Panama in 2Q2016, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.22% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank regulatory capital in Panama reached an all time high of PAB 10.7 bil in 2Q2016 and an all time low of PAB 4.03 bil in 1Q2005. When compared to Panama's main peers, bank regulatory capital in Colombia amounted to COP 83,364 bil, CRC 3,493 bil in Costa Rica, HNL 40.8 bil in Honduras and NIO 24.3 bil in Nicaragua in 2Q2016.
Panama has been ranked 81st within the group of 100 countries we follow in terms of bank regulatory capital, 63 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Regulatory Capital (Local Currency) | Unit | Sep 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 |
Belize | BZD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Brazil | BRL bil | 640 | 667 | 687 | 698 | 674 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Colombia | COP bil | 88,249 | 91,760 | 89,518 | 93,262 | 93,579 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | CRC bil | 3,713 | 3,768 | 3,798 | 3,908 | 3,964 | ... | |||||||||||||||
El Salvador | SVC bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Guatemala | GTQ bil | 26.8 | 27.1 | 28.2 | 28.9 | 28.8 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Honduras | HNL bil | 44.2 | 44.7 | 46.1 | 48.1 | 49.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Mexico | MXN bil | ... | 833 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Nicaragua | NIO bil | 26.5 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 29.7 | 31.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Panama | PAB bil | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Peru | PEN bil | 53.0 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 54.3 | 57.4 | ... | |||||||||||||||
USA | USD bil | 1,705 | 1,737 | 1,756 | 1,763 | 1,783 | ||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | VEF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |