01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$86.26B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 78 of 210

Real GDP growth2.9%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$19,1032024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity32.9%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing5.0%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −10.7 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Panama	1970	$1.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$770	Not published	Not published	83.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1971	$1.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	$845	Not published	Not published	84.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1972	$1.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$903	Not published	Not published	79.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1973	$1.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$1,005	Not published	Not published	74.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1974	$1.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$1,119	Not published	Not published	74.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1975	$2.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$1,221	Not published	Not published	74.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1976	$2.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	$1,264	Not published	Not published	72.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1977	$2.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	$1,308	Not published	Not published	67.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1978	$2.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	$1,513	Not published	Not published	67.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1979	$3.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$1,691	Not published	Not published	66.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1980	$4.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	$2,104	Not published	Not published	75.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1981	$4.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	$2,314	Not published	Not published	82.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1982	$4.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	$2,393	Not published	Not published	87.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1983	$5.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	$2,456	Not published	Not published	89.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1984	$5.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	$2,537	Not published	Not published	91.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1985	$5.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$2,643	Not published	Not published	94.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1986	$6.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$2,730	Not published	Not published	86.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1987	$6.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$2,754	Not published	Not published	78.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1988	$5.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-10.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	$2,408	Not published	Not published	62.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1989	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$2,363	Not published	Not published	59.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1990	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	$2,514	Not published	Not published	58.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1991	$6.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	$2,707	Not published	Not published	60.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1992	$7.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	$3,013	Not published	Not published	63.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1993	$8.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	$3,223	Not published	Not published	68.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1994	$8.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	$3,367	Not published	Not published	67.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1995	$9.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$3,372	Not published	Not published	62.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1996	$9.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$3,407	Not published	Not published	62.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1997	$10.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$3,612	Not published	Not published	67.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1998	$11.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	$3,839	Not published	Not published	72.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1999	$11.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$3,944	Not published	Not published	73.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2000	$11.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$3,922	Not published	Not published	71.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2001	$12.00B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	$3,909	Not published	Not published	72.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2002	$12.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$3,985	Not published	Not published	72.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2003	$13.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$4,120	Not published	Not published	67.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2004	$14.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	$4,432	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2005	$15.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$4,743	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2006	$17.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	$5,159	Not published	Not published	66.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2007	$21.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	$6,195	Not published	Not published	71.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2008	$25.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	$7,210	Not published	Not published	76.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2009	$27.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	$7,658	Not published	Not published	86.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2010	$29.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$8,194	Not published	Not published	85.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2011	$35.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	$9,515	Not published	Not published	90.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2012	$41.10B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	$10,933	Not published	Not published	103.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2013	$46.51B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	$12,158	Not published	Not published	113.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2014	$51.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$13,124	Not published	Not published	120.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2015	$55.53B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$14,023	Not published	Not published	137.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2016	$59.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$14,803	Not published	Not published	144.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2017	$64.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$15,683	Not published	Not published	145.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2018	$67.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$16,151	Not published	Not published	142.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2019	$69.78B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$16,478	Not published	Not published	145.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2020	$57.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-17.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	$13,291	Not published	Not published	121.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2021	$67.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	$15,510	Not published	Not published	124.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2022	$76.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	$17,332	Not published	Not published	135.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2023	$83.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	$18,686	Not published	Not published	141.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2024	$86.26B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$19,103	Not published	Not published	139.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Panama is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.17B → $6.17B

Compound annual change: +8.7% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$6.17B → $29.73B

Compound annual change: +8.2% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$29.73B → $86.26B

Compound annual change: +7.9% CAGR

Nominal GDP$86.26B2024 · Published series · World rank 78 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$81.32B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Panama	1970	$1.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1971	$1.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1972	$1.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1973	$1.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1974	$1.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1975	$2.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1976	$2.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1977	$2.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1978	$2.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1979	$3.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1980	$4.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1981	$4.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1982	$4.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1983	$5.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1984	$5.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1985	$5.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1986	$6.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1987	$6.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1988	$5.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1989	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1990	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1991	$6.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1992	$7.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1993	$8.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1994	$8.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1995	$9.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1996	$9.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1997	$10.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1998	$11.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1999	$11.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2000	$11.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2001	$12.00B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2002	$12.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2003	$13.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2004	$14.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$25.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2005	$15.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$27.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2006	$17.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$29.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2007	$21.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$33.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2008	$25.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$36.48B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2009	$27.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$37.05B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2010	$29.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$39.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2011	$35.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$43.93B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2012	$41.10B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$48.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2013	$46.51B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$51.90B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2014	$51.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$54.71B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2015	$55.53B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$58.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2016	$59.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$61.11B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2017	$64.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$64.74B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2018	$67.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$67.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2019	$69.78B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$69.43B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2020	$57.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$57.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2021	$67.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$66.46B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2022	$76.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$73.61B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2023	$83.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$79.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Panama	2024	$86.26B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$81.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Central America$2.24T2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Panama is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$770 → $2,514

Compound annual change: +6.1% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$2,514 → $8,194

Compound annual change: +6.1% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$8,194 → $19,103

Compound annual change: +6.2% CAGR

GDP per person$19,1032024 · Published series · World rank 72 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$18,0092024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Panama	1970	$770	Not published	Not published	83.0 (world = 100)	$4,096	Not published	Not published	78.9 (world = 100)
Panama	1971	$845	Not published	Not published	84.4 (world = 100)	$4,365	Not published	Not published	82.4 (world = 100)
Panama	1972	$903	Not published	Not published	79.9 (world = 100)	$4,442	Not published	Not published	81.1 (world = 100)
Panama	1973	$1,005	Not published	Not published	74.6 (world = 100)	$4,557	Not published	Not published	79.8 (world = 100)
Panama	1974	$1,119	Not published	Not published	74.6 (world = 100)	$4,545	Not published	Not published	79.4 (world = 100)
Panama	1975	$1,221	Not published	Not published	74.2 (world = 100)	$4,499	Not published	Not published	79.4 (world = 100)
Panama	1976	$1,264	Not published	Not published	72.4 (world = 100)	$4,458	Not published	Not published	76.1 (world = 100)
Panama	1977	$1,308	Not published	Not published	67.6 (world = 100)	$4,397	Not published	Not published	73.4 (world = 100)
Panama	1978	$1,513	Not published	Not published	67.2 (world = 100)	$4,713	Not published	Not published	76.7 (world = 100)
Panama	1979	$1,691	Not published	Not published	66.4 (world = 100)	$4,808	Not published	Not published	76.5 (world = 100)
Panama	1980	$2,104	Not published	Not published	75.4 (world = 100)	$5,409	Not published	Not published	86.0 (world = 100)
Panama	1981	$2,314	Not published	Not published	82.6 (world = 100)	$5,754	Not published	Not published	91.4 (world = 100)
Panama	1982	$2,393	Not published	Not published	87.7 (world = 100)	$5,836	Not published	Not published	94.0 (world = 100)
Panama	1983	$2,456	Not published	Not published	89.4 (world = 100)	$5,614	Not published	Not published	89.5 (world = 100)
Panama	1984	$2,537	Not published	Not published	91.4 (world = 100)	$5,602	Not published	Not published	86.9 (world = 100)
Panama	1985	$2,643	Not published	Not published	94.4 (world = 100)	$5,752	Not published	Not published	87.7 (world = 100)
Panama	1986	$2,730	Not published	Not published	86.1 (world = 100)	$5,875	Not published	Not published	88.4 (world = 100)
Panama	1987	$2,754	Not published	Not published	78.2 (world = 100)	$5,919	Not published	Not published	87.5 (world = 100)
Panama	1988	$2,408	Not published	Not published	62.2 (world = 100)	$5,204	Not published	Not published	75.0 (world = 100)
Panama	1989	$2,363	Not published	Not published	59.5 (world = 100)	$5,173	Not published	Not published	73.2 (world = 100)
Panama	1990	$2,514	Not published	Not published	58.0 (world = 100)	$5,474	Not published	Not published	76.5 (world = 100)
Panama	1991	$2,707	Not published	Not published	60.4 (world = 100)	$5,864	Not published	Not published	82.3 (world = 100)
Panama	1992	$3,013	Not published	Not published	63.9 (world = 100)	$6,213	Not published	Not published	86.8 (world = 100)
Panama	1993	$3,223	Not published	Not published	68.1 (world = 100)	$6,418	Not published	Not published	89.5 (world = 100)
Panama	1994	$3,367	Not published	Not published	67.6 (world = 100)	$6,466	Not published	Not published	88.7 (world = 100)
Panama	1995	$3,372	Not published	Not published	62.0 (world = 100)	$6,446	Not published	Not published	87.0 (world = 100)
Panama	1996	$3,407	Not published	Not published	62.2 (world = 100)	$6,495	Not published	Not published	85.9 (world = 100)
Panama	1997	$3,612	Not published	Not published	67.2 (world = 100)	$6,777	Not published	Not published	87.5 (world = 100)
Panama	1998	$3,839	Not published	Not published	72.8 (world = 100)	$7,131	Not published	Not published	90.7 (world = 100)
Panama	1999	$3,944	Not published	Not published	73.0 (world = 100)	$7,265	Not published	Not published	90.5 (world = 100)
Panama	2000	$3,922	Not published	Not published	71.4 (world = 100)	$7,317	Not published	Not published	88.4 (world = 100)
Panama	2001	$3,909	Not published	Not published	72.6 (world = 100)	$7,217	Not published	Not published	86.6 (world = 100)
Panama	2002	$3,985	Not published	Not published	72.1 (world = 100)	$7,237	Not published	Not published	86.1 (world = 100)
Panama	2003	$4,120	Not published	Not published	67.3 (world = 100)	$7,398	Not published	Not published	86.5 (world = 100)
Panama	2004	$4,432	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)	$7,805	Not published	Not published	88.6 (world = 100)
Panama	2005	$4,743	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)	$8,210	Not published	Not published	90.7 (world = 100)
Panama	2006	$5,159	Not published	Not published	66.2 (world = 100)	$8,746	Not published	Not published	93.8 (world = 100)
Panama	2007	$6,195	Not published	Not published	71.3 (world = 100)	$9,628	Not published	Not published	100.2 (world = 100)
Panama	2008	$7,210	Not published	Not published	76.6 (world = 100)	$10,420	Not published	Not published	107.7 (world = 100)
Panama	2009	$7,658	Not published	Not published	86.8 (world = 100)	$10,395	Not published	Not published	110.3 (world = 100)
Panama	2010	$8,194	Not published	Not published	85.9 (world = 100)	$10,842	Not published	Not published	111.6 (world = 100)
Panama	2011	$9,515	Not published	Not published	90.8 (world = 100)	$11,895	Not published	Not published	120.1 (world = 100)
Panama	2012	$10,933	Not published	Not published	103.4 (world = 100)	$12,872	Not published	Not published	128.1 (world = 100)
Panama	2013	$12,158	Not published	Not published	113.1 (world = 100)	$13,567	Not published	Not published	133.0 (world = 100)
Panama	2014	$13,124	Not published	Not published	120.4 (world = 100)	$14,056	Not published	Not published	135.3 (world = 100)
Panama	2015	$14,023	Not published	Not published	137.7 (world = 100)	$14,655	Not published	Not published	138.4 (world = 100)
Panama	2016	$14,803	Not published	Not published	144.7 (world = 100)	$15,167	Not published	Not published	141.1 (world = 100)
Panama	2017	$15,683	Not published	Not published	145.7 (world = 100)	$15,795	Not published	Not published	143.7 (world = 100)
Panama	2018	$16,151	Not published	Not published	142.9 (world = 100)	$16,158	Not published	Not published	143.9 (world = 100)
Panama	2019	$16,478	Not published	Not published	145.2 (world = 100)	$16,396	Not published	Not published	143.8 (world = 100)
Panama	2020	$13,291	Not published	Not published	121.3 (world = 100)	$13,291	Not published	Not published	121.3 (world = 100)
Panama	2021	$15,510	Not published	Not published	124.9 (world = 100)	$15,293	Not published	Not published	132.2 (world = 100)
Panama	2022	$17,332	Not published	Not published	135.4 (world = 100)	$16,727	Not published	Not published	141.2 (world = 100)
Panama	2023	$18,686	Not published	Not published	141.0 (world = 100)	$17,731	Not published	Not published	146.7 (world = 100)
Panama	2024	$19,103	Not published	Not published	139.7 (world = 100)	$18,009	Not published	Not published	146.1 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Central America$12,2292024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Panama is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

9.6% → 8.1%

Average annual rate: +4.1%

Integration1990–2010

8.1% → 6.2%

Average annual rate: +5.7%

Current era2010–2024

6.2% → 2.9%

Average annual rate: +5.7%

Real GDP growth2.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 119 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth1.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 123 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator106.12024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Panama	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	18.8	Not published	Not published
Panama	1971	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	19.4	Not published	Not published
Panama	1972	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	20.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	1973	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	22.1	Not published	Not published
Panama	1974	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	24.6	Not published	Not published
Panama	1975	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	27.1	Not published	Not published
Panama	1976	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	28.4	Not published	Not published
Panama	1977	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	29.7	Not published	Not published
Panama	1978	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	32.1	Not published	Not published
Panama	1979	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	35.2	Not published	Not published
Panama	1980	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	38.9	Not published	Not published
Panama	1981	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	40.2	Not published	Not published
Panama	1982	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	41.0	Not published	Not published
Panama	1983	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	43.8	Not published	Not published
Panama	1984	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	45.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	1985	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	45.9	Not published	Not published
Panama	1986	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	46.5	Not published	Not published
Panama	1987	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	46.5	Not published	Not published
Panama	1988	-10.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	-12.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	46.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	1989	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	45.7	Not published	Not published
Panama	1990	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	45.9	Not published	Not published
Panama	1991	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	46.2	Not published	Not published
Panama	1992	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	48.5	Not published	Not published
Panama	1993	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	50.2	Not published	Not published
Panama	1994	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	52.1	Not published	Not published
Panama	1995	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	52.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	1996	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	52.5	Not published	Not published
Panama	1997	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	53.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	1998	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	53.8	Not published	Not published
Panama	1999	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	54.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	2000	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	53.6	Not published	Not published
Panama	2001	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	54.2	Not published	Not published
Panama	2002	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	55.1	Not published	Not published
Panama	2003	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	55.7	Not published	Not published
Panama	2004	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	56.8	Not published	Not published
Panama	2005	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	57.8	Not published	Not published
Panama	2006	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	59.0	Not published	Not published
Panama	2007	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	64.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	2008	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	69.2	Not published	Not published
Panama	2009	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	73.7	Not published	Not published
Panama	2010	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	75.6	Not published	Not published
Panama	2011	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	80.0	Not published	Not published
Panama	2012	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	84.9	Not published	Not published
Panama	2013	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	89.6	Not published	Not published
Panama	2014	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	93.4	Not published	Not published
Panama	2015	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	95.7	Not published	Not published
Panama	2016	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	97.6	Not published	Not published
Panama	2017	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	99.3	Not published	Not published
Panama	2018	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Panama	2019	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	100.5	Not published	Not published
Panama	2020	-17.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	-18.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Panama	2021	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	101.4	Not published	Not published
Panama	2022	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	103.6	Not published	Not published
Panama	2023	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	105.4	Not published	Not published
Panama	2024	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	106.1	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Central America1.8%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Panama is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

82.0% → 77.7%

Percentage-point change: -4.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

77.7% → 68.8%

Percentage-point change: -8.9 pp

Current era2010–2024

68.8% → 55.5%

Percentage-point change: -13.3 pp

Final consumption55.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption43.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption11.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand97.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Panama	1970	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	108.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world
Panama	1971	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	108.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Panama	1972	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	63.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	108.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world
Panama	1973	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	60.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	107.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Panama	1974	81.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	65.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	113.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world
Panama	1975	80.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	64.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	109.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Panama	1976	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	109.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world
Panama	1977	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world
Panama	1978	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	65.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	107.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Panama	1979	85.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	111.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world
Panama	1980	79.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world
Panama	1981	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Panama	1982	74.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	56.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	100.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Panama	1983	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	66.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Panama	1984	91.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	105.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Panama	1985	90.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Panama	1986	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	67.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	101.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Panama	1987	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	98.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Panama	1988	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	60.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	84.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world
Panama	1989	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Panama	1990	77.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	92.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Panama	1991	79.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	64.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	96.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Panama	1992	75.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	61.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	95.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Panama	1993	74.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	61.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	95.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Panama	1994	71.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	58.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	94.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Panama	1995	69.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	56.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	95.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Panama	1996	70.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	57.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	97.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Panama	1997	68.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	56.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world
Panama	1998	73.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	100.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Panama	1999	74.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	99.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Panama	2000	71.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	59.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	95.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Panama	2001	74.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	60.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	91.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world
Panama	2002	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	63.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	93.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Panama	2003	74.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	93.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Panama	2004	76.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	63.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	94.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Panama	2005	74.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world
Panama	2006	72.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	60.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	91.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Panama	2007	70.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	58.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
Panama	2008	67.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	55.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	110.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world
Panama	2009	67.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	55.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	98.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Panama	2010	68.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	56.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world
Panama	2011	65.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	54.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	104.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Panama	2012	62.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	51.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Panama	2013	61.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	50.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	104.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Panama	2014	61.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	52.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Panama	2015	59.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	49.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	102.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Panama	2016	60.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	50.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	101.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Panama	2017	59.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	101.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world
Panama	2018	60.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	49.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Panama	2019	61.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	100.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Panama	2020	72.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	57.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	96.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Panama	2021	65.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	51.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	96.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world
Panama	2022	61.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	97.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Panama	2023	53.5%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world	42.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	96.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Panama	2024	55.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	43.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	97.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Central America81.8%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Panama is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

26.5% → 14.5%

Percentage-point change: -12.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

14.5% → 38.0%

Percentage-point change: +23.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

38.0% → 41.9%

Percentage-point change: +3.9 pp

Gross capital formation41.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation37.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories4.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Panama	1970	26.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Panama	1971	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Panama	1972	30.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Panama	1973	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Panama	1974	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world
Panama	1975	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world
Panama	1976	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Panama	1977	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Panama	1978	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Panama	1979	26.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Panama	1980	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Panama	1981	26.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Panama	1982	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Panama	1983	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Panama	1984	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Panama	1985	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Panama	1986	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Panama	1987	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Panama	1988	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Panama	1989	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Panama	1990	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Panama	1991	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world
Panama	1992	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world
Panama	1993	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Panama	1994	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Panama	1995	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Panama	1996	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Panama	1997	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Panama	1998	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Panama	1999	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Panama	2000	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Panama	2001	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Panama	2002	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Panama	2003	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Panama	2004	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Panama	2005	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Panama	2006	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Panama	2007	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world
Panama	2008	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world
Panama	2009	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Panama	2010	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world
Panama	2011	38.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Panama	2012	43.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Panama	2013	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	39.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Panama	2014	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Panama	2015	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Panama	2016	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Panama	2017	41.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Panama	2018	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Panama	2019	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Panama	2020	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Panama	2021	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world
Panama	2022	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Panama	2023	43.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Panama	2024	41.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	37.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

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Central America23.6%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Panama is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

PanamaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

153.6% → 146.0%

Percentage-point change: -7.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

146.0% → 145.8%

Percentage-point change: -0.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

145.8% → 78.6%

Percentage-point change: -67.2 pp

Exports40.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports38.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports2.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness78.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Panama	1970	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+60.8 pp vs world	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+70.2 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	153.6%	Not published	Not published	+131.1 pp vs world
Panama	1971	70.3%	Not published	Not published	+58.8 pp vs world	80.3%	Not published	Not published	+69.0 pp vs world	-10.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	150.6%	Not published	Not published	+127.8 pp vs world
Panama	1972	69.0%	Not published	Not published	+57.2 pp vs world	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+69.8 pp vs world	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	150.4%	Not published	Not published	+127.0 pp vs world
Panama	1973	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+56.0 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+66.6 pp vs world	-10.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	148.8%	Not published	Not published	+122.6 pp vs world
Panama	1974	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+71.7 pp vs world	109.2%	Not published	Not published	+93.1 pp vs world	-21.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	197.0%	Not published	Not published	+164.9 pp vs world
Panama	1975	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+75.5 pp vs world	106.2%	Not published	Not published	+91.0 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	197.0%	Not published	Not published	+166.6 pp vs world
Panama	1976	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+67.1 pp vs world	97.6%	Not published	Not published	+81.8 pp vs world	-14.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	180.4%	Not published	Not published	+148.8 pp vs world
Panama	1977	86.2%	Not published	Not published	+70.4 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	+78.0 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	180.3%	Not published	Not published	+148.4 pp vs world
Panama	1978	78.1%	Not published	Not published	+62.6 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+71.8 pp vs world	-9.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	165.7%	Not published	Not published	+134.4 pp vs world
Panama	1979	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+61.4 pp vs world	95.4%	Not published	Not published	+78.2 pp vs world	-17.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	173.7%	Not published	Not published	+139.6 pp vs world
Panama	1980	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+67.6 pp vs world	91.5%	Not published	Not published	+72.9 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	177.3%	Not published	Not published	+140.4 pp vs world
Panama	1981	83.5%	Not published	Not published	+65.5 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	+70.2 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	172.1%	Not published	Not published	+135.7 pp vs world
Panama	1982	77.0%	Not published	Not published	+60.1 pp vs world	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+62.3 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	156.7%	Not published	Not published	+122.4 pp vs world
Panama	1983	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+44.6 pp vs world	61.9%	Not published	Not published	+45.1 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	122.9%	Not published	Not published	+89.7 pp vs world
Panama	1984	58.3%	Not published	Not published	+41.4 pp vs world	62.4%	Not published	Not published	+45.2 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	120.7%	Not published	Not published	+86.6 pp vs world
Panama	1985	60.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.9 pp vs world	63.3%	Not published	Not published	+46.6 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	123.8%	Not published	Not published	+90.6 pp vs world
Panama	1986	63.4%	Not published	Not published	+47.5 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+48.7 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	128.2%	Not published	Not published	+96.3 pp vs world
Panama	1987	64.1%	Not published	Not published	+47.6 pp vs world	63.4%	Not published	Not published	+46.8 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	127.5%	Not published	Not published	+94.4 pp vs world
Panama	1988	66.4%	Not published	Not published	+49.4 pp vs world	51.6%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	118.0%	Not published	Not published	+83.9 pp vs world
Panama	1989	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+52.2 pp vs world	61.9%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	131.5%	Not published	Not published	+96.3 pp vs world
Panama	1990	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+57.7 pp vs world	69.4%	Not published	Not published	+50.2 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	146.0%	Not published	Not published	+107.9 pp vs world
Panama	1991	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+67.2 pp vs world	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+63.2 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	167.7%	Not published	Not published	+130.4 pp vs world
Panama	1992	88.5%	Not published	Not published	+68.7 pp vs world	84.7%	Not published	Not published	+65.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	173.2%	Not published	Not published	+134.0 pp vs world
Panama	1993	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+66.6 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	+63.3 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	167.0%	Not published	Not published	+129.9 pp vs world
Panama	1994	88.0%	Not published	Not published	+68.6 pp vs world	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+64.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	171.7%	Not published	Not published	+133.3 pp vs world
Panama	1995	89.1%	Not published	Not published	+68.5 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+66.2 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	175.5%	Not published	Not published	+134.7 pp vs world
Panama	1996	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+61.0 pp vs world	80.9%	Not published	Not published	+60.2 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	163.0%	Not published	Not published	+121.2 pp vs world
Panama	1997	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+66.7 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+62.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	173.0%	Not published	Not published	+129.5 pp vs world
Panama	1998	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+56.1 pp vs world	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+58.4 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	157.7%	Not published	Not published	+114.5 pp vs world
Panama	1999	65.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.6 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+45.1 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	132.1%	Not published	Not published	+88.7 pp vs world
Panama	2000	71.4%	Not published	Not published	+47.9 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+45.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	140.1%	Not published	Not published	+93.2 pp vs world
Panama	2001	71.6%	Not published	Not published	+48.6 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+41.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	136.4%	Not published	Not published	+90.5 pp vs world
Panama	2002	66.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.2 pp vs world	61.3%	Not published	Not published	+38.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	127.7%	Not published	Not published	+81.5 pp vs world
Panama	2003	62.6%	Not published	Not published	+38.6 pp vs world	57.6%	Not published	Not published	+33.9 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	120.2%	Not published	Not published	+72.5 pp vs world
Panama	2004	66.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.8 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	+37.5 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	129.4%	Not published	Not published	+78.2 pp vs world
Panama	2005	74.3%	Not published	Not published	+47.3 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	+41.3 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	142.3%	Not published	Not published	+88.6 pp vs world
Panama	2006	75.5%	Not published	Not published	+46.8 pp vs world	68.4%	Not published	Not published	+40.3 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	143.9%	Not published	Not published	+87.1 pp vs world
Panama	2007	71.5%	Not published	Not published	+41.9 pp vs world	78.1%	Not published	Not published	+49.3 pp vs world	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	149.6%	Not published	Not published	+91.1 pp vs world
Panama	2008	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+46.9 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+57.6 pp vs world	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	165.6%	Not published	Not published	+104.4 pp vs world
Panama	2009	69.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.3 pp vs world	68.1%	Not published	Not published	+42.5 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	137.6%	Not published	Not published	+85.7 pp vs world
Panama	2010	69.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+48.6 pp vs world	-6.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	145.8%	Not published	Not published	+89.5 pp vs world
Panama	2011	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+46.9 pp vs world	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+51.8 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	158.6%	Not published	Not published	+98.8 pp vs world
Panama	2012	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+43.9 pp vs world	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+50.1 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	153.3%	Not published	Not published	+94.0 pp vs world
Panama	2013	64.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.1 pp vs world	69.0%	Not published	Not published	+39.9 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	133.2%	Not published	Not published	+74.0 pp vs world
Panama	2014	54.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	60.4%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	115.0%	Not published	Not published	+56.3 pp vs world
Panama	2015	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	49.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	96.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world
Panama	2016	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world
Panama	2017	41.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world
Panama	2018	42.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	86.1%	Not published	Not published	+28.8 pp vs world
Panama	2019	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world
Panama	2020	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world
Panama	2021	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world
Panama	2022	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	45.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world
Panama	2023	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	89.5%	Not published	Not published	+32.1 pp vs world
Panama	2024	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	78.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Central America73.9%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 32.9%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing2.6%

1970–1990-2.9 pp1990–2010-4.9 pp2010–2024-1.2 pp

World specialization: 0.62×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities9.5%

1970–1990-4.1 pp1990–2010-5.8 pp2010–2024-1.4 pp

World specialization: 0.45×

Construction17.4%

1970–1990-3.4 pp1990–2010+8.1 pp2010–2024+8.4 pp

World specialization: 3.02×

Trade, restaurants and hotels22.8%

1970–1990-2.5 pp1990–2010+8.9 pp2010–2024-0.3 pp

World specialization: 1.58×

Transport, storage and communication14.8%

1970–1990+7.4 pp1990–2010+1.6 pp2010–2024-1.1 pp

World specialization: 1.51×

Other activities32.9%

1970–1990+5.6 pp1990–2010-7.9 pp2010–2024-4.4 pp

World specialization: 0.74×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

39.6% → 45.2%

Percentage-point change: +5.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

45.2% → 37.3%

Percentage-point change: -7.9 pp

Current era2010–2024

37.3% → 32.9%

Percentage-point change: -4.4 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.62×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.45×

Construction3.02×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.58×

Transport, storage and communication1.51×

Other activities0.74×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Panama	1970	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	39.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world
Panama	1971	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world
Panama	1972	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world
Panama	1973	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world
Panama	1974	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Panama	1975	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world
Panama	1976	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	42.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world
Panama	1977	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world
Panama	1978	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world
Panama	1979	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world
Panama	1980	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world
Panama	1981	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	46.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world
Panama	1982	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	45.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world
Panama	1983	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	45.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world
Panama	1984	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world
Panama	1985	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	45.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world
Panama	1986	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	45.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
Panama	1987	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	44.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world
Panama	1988	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Panama	1989	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	46.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world
Panama	1990	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	45.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world
Panama	1991	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	44.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world
Panama	1992	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Panama	1993	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Panama	1994	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Panama	1995	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	42.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Panama	1996	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Panama	1997	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	42.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Panama	1998	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	43.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Panama	1999	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Panama	2000	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Panama	2001	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Panama	2002	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Panama	2003	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	46.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Panama	2004	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Panama	2005	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Panama	2006	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Panama	2007	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world
Panama	2008	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Panama	2009	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Panama	2010	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Panama	2011	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world
Panama	2012	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world
Panama	2013	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world
Panama	2014	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Panama	2015	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world
Panama	2016	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world
Panama	2017	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world
Panama	2018	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world
Panama	2019	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	33.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world
Panama	2020	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world
Panama	2021	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Panama	2022	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world
Panama	2023	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world
Panama	2024	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 5.0% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Panama was 10.7 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 5.0%
World specialization: 0.32×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

19.0% → 13.1%

Percentage-point change: -5.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

13.1% → 7.3%

Percentage-point change: -5.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

7.3% → 5.0%

Percentage-point change: -2.4 pp

Share of total GVA5.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity52.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth-0.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 100 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Panama	1970	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	91.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1971	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	91.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1972	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1973	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	90.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1974	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	92.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1975	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	91.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1976	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1977	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1978	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1979	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	85.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1980	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1981	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1982	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	82.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1983	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	84.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1984	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1985	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1986	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1987	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	79.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1988	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	74.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	-22.5%	Not published	Not published	-28.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1989	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1990	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1991	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	78.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1992	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1993	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	77.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1994	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	77.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1995	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	78.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1996	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1997	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1998	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	74.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	1999	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2000	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2001	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2002	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	68.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2003	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	66.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2004	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	64.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2005	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	61.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2006	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	62.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2007	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	66.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2008	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	64.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2009	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	68.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2010	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	67.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2011	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	60.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2012	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	61.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2013	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	63.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2014	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	65.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2015	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2016	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	63.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2017	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	63.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2018	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	63.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2019	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2020	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	54.0%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	-20.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2021	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	-29.0 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2022	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	46.8%	Not published	Not published	-25.1 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2023	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	46.2%	Not published	Not published	-27.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Panama	2024	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Central America0.26×

World0.32×

Panama Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure