CONSOLIDATED FISCAL BALANCE NON-FINANCIAL PUBLIC SECTOR

July 2024

PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED FISCAL BALANCE

NON-FINANCIAL PUBLIC SECTOR

(In millions of Balboas)

Non-Financial Public Sector Deficit

July 2024

July 2023

Total balance expressed in millions of Balboas

-4,738.9

-3,316.3

% of GDP

-5.45%

-3.98%

Detail

July
2024

Preliminary
1

July
2023

Preliminary
2

Difference

Absolute
3= (1-2)

Percentage
4=3/2

Total revenue

6,598.8

6,666.6

-67.8

-1.0%

General Government Current Income

6,336.3

6,353.6

-17.3

-0.3%

Central Government

3,908.1

3,909.3

-1.3

0.0%

CSS

2,311.1

2,287.1

24.1

1.1%

Consolidated Agencies

112.0

139.8

-27.8

-19.9%

Operational Balance of Public Companies

61.9

77.6

-15.8

-20.3%

Non-consolidated Agencies and Others

209.0

232.7

-23.7

-10.2%

Capital revenues

5.1

17.4

-12.4

-70.9%

Net Granting of Loans 1/

-8.4

2.6

-11.0

-424.5%

Donations

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total expenditure

11,337.7

9,982.9

1,354.8

13.6%

Current expenses

8,766.0

7,662.7

1,103.3

14.4%

Current Expenses (excludes interest payments)

7,232.0

6,362.1

869.9

13.7%

Central Government

4,700.8

3,898.1

802.7

20.6%

CSS

2,328.8

2,274.2

54.6

2.4%

Consolidated Agencies

202.4

189.8

12.6

6.6%

Interests

1,534.0

1,300.6

233.4

17.9%

External Interests

1,350.0

1,145.9

204.1

17.8%

Internal interests

184.1

154.7

29.3

18.9%

Capital expenditure

2,571.7

2,320.2

251.5

10.8%

% of GDP

2.96%

2.78%

0.18%

General Government Current Savings

-2,429.7

-1,309.0

-1,120.6

85.6%

% of GDP

-2.80%

-1.57%

-1.23%

SPNF Current Savings

-2,158.8

-998.7

-1,160.1

116.2%

% of GDP

-2.48%

-1.20%

-1.29%

Total Savings (Total Income minus Current Expenses)

-2,167.2

-996.1

-1,171.2

117.6%

% of GDP

-2.49%

-1.19%

-1.30%

Primary Balance

-3,204.9

-2,015.7

-1,189.2

59.0%

% of GDP

-3.69%

-2.42%

-1.27%

Total Balance 2/

-4,738.9

-3,316.3

-1,422.6

42.9%

% of GDP

-5.45%

-3.98%

-1.48%

Estimated Nominal GDP Growth 4.2% (2.5% real)

86,885

83,382

Source: CGR, Superintendencia de Bancos de Panamá, BNP, CA, Decentralized Entities, MEF.
1/ Includes granting of loans from institutions such as IFARHU, BHN and BDA.
2/ Has adjustment for financing.

Financing of the Non-Financial Public Sector

Preliminary

January - July

(In millions of Balboas)

2024

2023

TOTAL

4,738.9

3,316.3

% of GDP

5.45%

3.98%

External debt

3,416.7

1,801.9

Net disbursement

3,431.2

1,805.1

Disbursement

4,027.5

2,371.4

Amortization

596.2

566.4

Financial investment

-14.5

-3.2

Internal Debt

1,432.0

653.1

Net disbursement

1,432.0

653.1

Disbursement

2,855.1

1,396.2

Amortization

1,423.1

743.1

Banking Resources 1/

797.8

1,044.6

Banco Nacional de Panamá

691.4

590.6

Banco Caja de Ahorro

-139.6

354.0

Private Banks

246.0

100.0

Checks in circulation

191.8

-568.7

Others 2/

-1,099.4

385.5

Prepared by: Macro Fiscal. 1/ Corresponds to the use or accumulations of deposits in official and private banks; an accumulation of money carries a negative sign (-) and a use of money a positive sign (+). 2/ Includes deposits in transit, accrued, CUT Investments, adjustments for transfers, flows and amortization and disbursement operations.

PRELIMINARY FISCAL BALANCE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

(In millions of Balboas)

Central Government Deficit

July 2024

July 2023

Total balance expressed in millions of Balboas

-4,857.6

-4,270.7

% of GDP

-5.59%

-5.12%

Detail

July
2024

Preliminary
1

July
2023

Preliminary
2

Difference

Absolute
3= (1-2)

Percentage
4=3/2

Total revenue

3,984.4

3,973.6

10.9

0.3%

Current revenue

3,984.4

3,973.6

10.9

0.3%

1. Tax Revenue

3,182.2

3,111.5

70.7

2.3%

Direct Tax

1,730.8

1,723.9

6.8

0.4%

Indirect tax

1,451.5

1,387.6

63.9

4.6%

2. Non-Tax revenue

802.0

849.0

-46.9

-5.5%

Capital revenues

0.1

13.1

-12.9

-98.9%

Donations

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total expenditure

8,842.0

8,244.3

597.7

7.2%

Current expenses

6,940.5

6,330.8

609.7

9.6%

Personal services (wages and salaries)

2,452.9

2,299.5

153.3

6.7%

Goods and services

408.6

403.9

4.7

1.2%

2,439.0

2,279.0

160.0

7.0%

Interests

1,534.0

1,300.6

233.4

17.9%

Others

106.1

47.8

58.3

122.0%

Current savings

-2,956.1

-2,357.2

-598.9

-25.4%

% of GDP

-3.40%

-2.83%

-0.58%

1,901.49

1,913.5

-12.1

-0.6%

% of GDP

2.19%

2.29%

-0.11%

Primary Balance

-3,323.5

-2,970.2

-353.4

-11.9%

% of GDP

-3.83%

-3.56%

-0.26%

Total Balance 1/

-4,857.6

-4,270.7

-586.8

-13.7%

% of GDP

-5.59%

-5.12%

-0.47%

Estimated Nominal GDP Growth 4.2% (2.5% real)

86,885

83,382

Source: CGR, Superintendencia de Bancos de Panamá, BNP, CA, Decentralized Entities, MEF.
1/ Has adjustment for financing.

Central Government Financing

Preliminary

July

(In millions of Balboas)

2024

2023

TOTAL

4,857.6

4,270.7

% of GDP

5.59%

5.12%

External debt

3,416.7

1,801.9

Net disbursement

3,431.2

1,805.1

Disbursement

4,027.5

2,371.4

Amortization

596.2

566.4

Financial investment

-14.5

-3.2

Internal Debt

1,432.0

653.06

Net disbursement

1,432.0

653.1

Disbursement

2,855.1

1,396.2

Amortization

1,423.1

743.1

Banking Resources 1/

1,100.0

1,011.1

Banco Nacional de Panamá

996.0

556.0

Banco Caja de Ahorro

-142.0

355.1

Private Banks

246.0

100.0

Checks in circulation

16.7

38.2

Others 2/

-1,107.9

766.5

Prepared by: Macro Fiscal. 1/ Corresponds to the use or accumulations of deposits in official and private banks; an accumulation of money carries a negative sign (-) and a use of money a positive sign (+). 2/ Includes deposits in transit, accrued, CUT Investments, adjustments for transfers, flows and amortization and disbursement operations.