Lower middle income vs Panama: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Panama
0.0978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
35th
Panama rank
38th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.0978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Panama's figure about 3.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 35th and Panama ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1898 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.0978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Panama?
- 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Panama rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th and Panama ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.