Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama
Panama: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.4969 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.4969 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama peaked at 0.4969 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1487, in 1950.
Panama ranks 48th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1487 | — |
| 1955 | 0.1741 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1919 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1948 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1518 | -22.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1727 | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1904 | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1991 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3069 | +54.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4044 | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4227 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.447 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4553 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.484 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4969 | +2.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.4969 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6505, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.4969 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4243, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +54.2% | 0.1991 | 0.3069 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1614 | 0.1487 | 0.1741 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.1934 | 0.1919 | 0.1948 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1622 | 0.1518 | 0.1727 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1947 | 0.1904 | 0.1991 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3556 | 0.3069 | 0.4044 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4348 | 0.4227 | 0.447 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4697 | 0.4553 | 0.484 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4969 | 0.4969 | 0.4969 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 58.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 114.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 83.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Panama was 0.4969 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4969 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1487 in 1950.
- How does Panama rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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