Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Panama

Panama: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 11.31 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.31 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
127th
of 135 countries
All-time high
16.68 Percentage of GDP
in 1991
All-time low
11.31 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Panama, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 16 Percentage of GDP1991: 16.7 Percentage of GDP1992: 16.6 Percentage of GDP1993: 16.1 Percentage of GDP1994: 16.1 Percentage of GDP1995: 16.7 Percentage of GDP1996: 15.2 Percentage of GDP1997: 15.3 Percentage of GDP1998: 14.8 Percentage of GDP1999: 15.5 Percentage of GDP2000: 15 Percentage of GDP2001: 14 Percentage of GDP2002: 13.6 Percentage of GDP2003: 13.4 Percentage of GDP2004: 13.2 Percentage of GDP2005: 13.1 Percentage of GDP2006: 13.9 Percentage of GDP2007: 15.4 Percentage of GDP2008: 15.5 Percentage of GDP2009: 15.8 Percentage of GDP2010: 16.3 Percentage of GDP2011: 16 Percentage of GDP2012: 16.3 Percentage of GDP2013: 16.3 Percentage of GDP2014: 15 Percentage of GDP2015: 14.4 Percentage of GDP2016: 14.8 Percentage of GDP2017: 14.2 Percentage of GDP2018: 13.5 Percentage of GDP2019: 12.6 Percentage of GDP2020: 12 Percentage of GDP2021: 11.7 Percentage of GDP2022: 11.9 Percentage of GDP2023: 11.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 11.3 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Panama recorded 11.31 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Panama peaked at 16.68 Percentage of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.31 Percentage of GDP, in 2024.

Panama ranks 127th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Panama, 1990 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1990 15.98 Percentage of GDP
1991 16.68 Percentage of GDP +4.4%
1992 16.63 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
1993 16.1 Percentage of GDP -3.2%
1994 16.05 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
1995 16.67 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
1996 15.16 Percentage of GDP -9.1%
1997 15.33 Percentage of GDP +1.1%
1998 14.76 Percentage of GDP -3.7%
1999 15.46 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
2000 14.98 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2001 14 Percentage of GDP -6.5%
2002 13.57 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2003 13.4 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2004 13.2 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
2005 13.08 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2006 13.94 Percentage of GDP +6.6%
2007 15.4 Percentage of GDP +10.4%
2008 15.47 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
2009 15.84 Percentage of GDP +2.4%
2010 16.28 Percentage of GDP +2.8%
2011 15.99 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
2012 16.32 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2013 16.34 Percentage of GDP +0.1%
2014 15.03 Percentage of GDP -8.0%
2015 14.44 Percentage of GDP -3.9%
2016 14.77 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2017 14.23 Percentage of GDP -3.6%
2018 13.53 Percentage of GDP -4.9%
2019 12.6 Percentage of GDP -6.9%
2020 12.03 Percentage of GDP -4.5%
2021 11.66 Percentage of GDP -3.0%
2022 11.95 Percentage of GDP +2.4%
2023 11.88 Percentage of GDP -0.5%
2024 11.31 Percentage of GDP -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.88 Percentage of GDP 14.76 Percentage of GDP 16.68 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 14.29 Percentage of GDP 13.08 Percentage of GDP 15.84 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 14.95 Percentage of GDP 12.6 Percentage of GDP 16.34 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 11.77 Percentage of GDP 11.31 Percentage of GDP 12.03 Percentage of GDP 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Panama?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Panama was 11.31 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 16.68 Percentage of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 11.31 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
How does Panama rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Panama ranks 127th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.