Panama vs World: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Panama
- World
How they compare
Panama currently reports 6.0% against 2.9% in World, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 31st and World ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 3.4% | 5.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 2.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.8% | 2.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Panama or World?
- Panama, at 6.0% against 2.9% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Panama and World?
- 3.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and World?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Panama and World rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Panama ranks 31st and World ranks 30th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.