Panama: Financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Panama in the 2023 ranking

• Central African Republic — 1st of 3: 7.41 billion
• Isle of Man — 2nd of 3: 183.72 million

What this measures

Financial intermediation services which are implicitly charged in the form of either the difference between a reference rate and the interest rate actually paid to depositors, or the difference between the interest rate charged to borrowers and a reference rate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 28 values

Financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Grenada — 33.24 million (2025)
• Guyana — 36.77 billion (2025)
• Honduras — 56.67 billion (2025)
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 43.33 million (2025)
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 33.73 million (2016)

More economic policy & debt data for Panama

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$6.24 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$6.24 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$88.24 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 88.24 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$90.46 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 90.46 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$80.68 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 84.75 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$19,790 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19,790 (2025)

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What is Panama's financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU)?

0 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.FSM.TOTL.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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