Bahamas vs Panama: Annual growth of GDP per capita
Bahamas
2.9%
in 2024
Panama
3.1%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
84th
Panama rank
81st
Annual growth of GDP per capita 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 84th and Panama ranks 81st of 212 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 annual growth of gdp per capita, Bahamas or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per capita 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 annual growth of gdp per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 84th and Panama ranks 81st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is adjusted for inflation.