Panama vs Portugal: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP
Panama
1.9%
in 2024
Portugal
2.1%
in 2024
Panama rank
67th
Portugal rank
65th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP over time
- Panama
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 65th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.3% | -9.6% | 5.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | -8.9% | -1.1% | 7.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a proportion of gdp, Panama or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a proportion of gdp between Panama and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Portugal rank globally for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Panama ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 65th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.