GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Panama
Panama: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 18,830 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 18,830 current LCU per person for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Panama peaked at 18,830 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,268 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Panama 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,268 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 2,381 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2,686 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 2,932 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 3,093 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 3,011 current LCU per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3,219 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 3,405 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 3,629 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 3,716 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3,789 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3,800 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,004 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4,011 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,331 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 4,666 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 5,143 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 5,953 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 6,917 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 7,391 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 7,694 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 9,144 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 10,336 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 11,513 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 12,094 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 13,211 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 13,806 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 14,764 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 14,875 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15,458 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 12,882 current LCU per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 14,591 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 16,697 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 17,807 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 18,134 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 18,830 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 18,830 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 69,968 current LCU per person, 27% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Panama's 18,830 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,326 current LCU per person, 29% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,034 current LCU per person | 2,268 current LCU per person | 3,716 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,000 current LCU per person | 3,789 current LCU per person | 7,391 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,290 current LCU per person | 7,694 current LCU per person | 15,458 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,490 current LCU per person | 12,882 current LCU per person | 18,830 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 175 Tajikistan 22,807 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Palau 19,895 current LCU per person compare
- 177 Sierra Leone 19,046 current LCU per person compare
- 179 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,009 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 17,389 current LCU per person compare
- 181 Bulgaria 17,110 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Panama
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -870.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 938.47 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -55.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Panama?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Panama was 18,830 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 18,830 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,268 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Panama ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.