Panama

PANLatin America & Caribbean High incomeCapital: Panama City
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78/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Panama in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Panama· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Panama

Panama's GDP is $95.02B (2026), with a population of 4.6M, and GDP per capita of $20,564. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.8%, inflation at 1.4%, unemployment at 10.4%, government debt at 57.7% of GDP, life expectancy of 79.8 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$95.02B2026 5.0%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)3.8%2026 13.6%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$20,5642026 3.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$214.44B2026 6.8%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$46,4052026 5.5%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.10%2026 1.1%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$86.07B2025 5.1%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$19,1402025 6.6%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$41,7702025 6.5%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)24.9%2025 2.4%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)70.0%2025 1.0%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)2.6%2025 2.4%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.4%2024 1.1%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)49.0%2024 3.6%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)33.5%2024 10.6%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)33.0%2024 5.6%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)0.2%2025 59.3%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$81,8082025 2.5%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)4.8%2025 2.9%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)6.5%2022WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$11,8472021WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)19.4%2021WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)5.0%2024 73.3%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)3.58%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)3.7%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.09%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$22.53B2025 2.1%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$37,5162025 3.1%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$17,6502025 3.1%WB
Fiscal & Monetary19 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)83.7%2024 5.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)44.4%2024 2.8%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)39.3%2024 8.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$38.38B2024 0.4%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$34.02B2024 5.0%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$11.90B2025 9.7%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$25.76B2025 3.5%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.0%2025 57.0%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-1.0%2025 1088.0%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$938.5M2025 55.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$634.5M2025 19.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.7%2025 14.2%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)1.8%2024 76.6%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-0.2%2025 128.5%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-169.0M2025 129.8%WB
External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.5%2023 188.8%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$410.2M2023 212.1%WB
Finance12 indicators · 2020–2025 · WB
Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)282025WB
Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population4.6M2025 1.2%WB
Population Growth (%)1.2%2025 3.3%WB
Population Density (per km²)602023 1.3%WB
Surface Area (sq km)75,3202023 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)74,1802023 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)66.2%2025 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)3.0M2025 1.5%WB
Rural Population (%)33.8%2025 0.5%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth79.8 years2024 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male76.9 years2024 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female82.7 years2024 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.12024 0.6%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)15.92024 1.0%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)4.92024 3.0%WB
Net Migration6,1512025 8.3%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)24.5%2025 1.5%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)65.8%2025 0.1%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)9.7%2025 3.2%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)51.9%2025 0.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)14.7%2025 3.1%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)37.3%2025 1.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)1122024 3.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)61.12024 6.4%WB
Labor20 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force2.3M2025 1.7%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)66.3%2025 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)54.9%2025 0.2%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)77.9%2025 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)8.4%2025 1.1%WB
Female Unemployment (%)10.4%2025 6.7%WB
Male Unemployment (%)6.9%2025 5.8%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)19.8%2025 0.4%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)16.0%2025 1.9%WB
Employment in Industry (%)17.0%2025 0.1%WB
Employment in Services (%)67.0%2025 0.5%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)62.5%2025 0.2%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)37.9%2025 0.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)59.4%2025 0.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)32.4%2025 10.8%WB
Employers (% of total employment)2.7%2025 0.5%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)41.8%2025 0.2%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)60.8%2025 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)40.6%2025 0.1%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)15.1%2025 2.6%WB
Education21 indicators · 2011–2024 · WB
Health49 indicators · 2019–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)8.3%2023 7.9%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,5582023 1.0%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.3%2023 10.3%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)40.5%2023 1.0%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.62022 6.4%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)3.32022 11.0%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.92023 5.8%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)15.32024 1.3%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)5.32024 13.1%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)372023 7.5%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)13.92024 0.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)16.62024 0.6%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)26.0%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)66.7%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)7.3%2021WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)93.0%2024 5.7%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)72.0%2024 1.4%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.332024 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)632024 3.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)7.8%2024 4.9%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)1.8%2024 5.3%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)3.32021WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)4.72020WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)77.238699042021WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)22.581361662021WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)66.735527932021WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)11.9743402962024WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)15.2765687782024WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)5.2953607212024WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)26.448056472023WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)632024WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)4.12024WHO
People Living with HIV330002025WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)02024WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)3.5036272462024WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)8.66051092022WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)802025WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)872025WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)802025WHO
Physicians (total)7,1502022 5.2%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel14,7222022WHO
Dentists (total)1,2322022WHO
Pharmacists (total)9582022WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)1.12019WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)15.92019WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)2.92019WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)822023WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)7.32021WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1557.812866212023WHO
Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
Technology13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
Infrastructure7 indicators · 2000–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried15.8M2023 14.1%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)143.72023 21.6%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)9.6M2024 15.0%WB
Rail Lines (total km)4852000WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.102022WB
Electricity from Oil (%)14.6%2023 104.9%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021WB
Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.632023 1.1%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.212023 63.7%WB
Political Stability0.212023 26.3%WB
Regulatory Quality0.122023 6.6%WB
Rule of Law-0.352023 3.9%WB
Voice & Accountability0.552023 1.1%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)28.3%2023 1.6%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)42.9%2023 8.1%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)40.1%2023 0.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)52.6%2023 2.2%WB
Military4 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Expenditure (USD)$02024WB
Armed Forces Personnel28,0002020WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.3%2020WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)11.72023 3.2%WB
Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
Social Protection8 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)23.4%2023 7.0%
Social Assistance Coverage (%)64.5%2023 18.0%
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)0.9%2023
Social Protection Coverage (%)76.8%2023 11.1%
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.502020WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.522020WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.492020WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.5 years2020WB
Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
Urban Development6 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)1.5%2025 1.0%WB
Population in Largest City2.1M2025 1.9%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)67.9%2025 0.5%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)44.9%2025 0.7%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)16.3%2022WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.8%2025 11.4%WB