Panama vs Portugal: GDP per capita
Panama
36,935 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Portugal
36,633 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Panama rank
48th
Portugal rank
49th
GDP per capita over time
- Panama
- Portugal
How they compare
Panama currently reports 36,935 international-$ in 2021 prices against 36,633 international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal, a difference of 302 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Panama ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 49th of 184 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,711 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,140 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,430 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 1960s | 4,101 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,634 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,533 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6,656 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,232 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,576 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7,806 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,282 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,476 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9,260 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20,527 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,267 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13,954 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27,839 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,885 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 2010s | 27,760 international-$ in 2021 prices | 31,895 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,135 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
| 2020s | 32,863 international-$ in 2021 prices | 34,551 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,688 international-$ in 2021 prices | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Panama or Portugal?
- Panama, at 36,935 international-$ in 2021 prices against 36,633 international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Panama and Portugal?
- 302 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Portugal rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 49th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.