Bahamas vs Panama: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Bahamas
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Bahamas ranks 87th and Panama ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 1970s | -0.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | Panama |
| 1980s | 2.3% | -0.2% | 2.5% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 4.0% | 4.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 4.4% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 4.3% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Bahamas or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Bahamas and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Panama rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Bahamas ranks 87th and Panama ranks 84th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.