Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Panama
Panama: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 2.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Panama, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2.86 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Panama peaked at 15.84 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -17.67 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Panama ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Panama, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 1973 | 5.41 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1976 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1978 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +778.4% |
| 1979 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1980 | 15.21 % change on previous year | +239.2% |
| 1981 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1982 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1983 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1984 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -241.3% |
| 1985 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 1986 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 1988 | -10.14 % change on previous year | -435.4% |
| 1989 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1990 | 8.1 % change on previous year | +418.5% |
| 1991 | 9.42 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1994 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1995 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 1996 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +60.5% |
| 1997 | 6.47 % change on previous year | +130.0% |
| 1998 | 7.34 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5717 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2002 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +289.8% |
| 2003 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +88.7% |
| 2004 | 7.52 % change on previous year | +78.9% |
| 2005 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 8.53 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 12.11 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 10.21 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 2010 | 6.17 % change on previous year | +292.4% |
| 2011 | 11.68 % change on previous year | +89.2% |
| 2012 | 10.14 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 7.25 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 5.94 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2020 | -17.67 % change on previous year | -638.4% |
| 2021 | 15.84 % change on previous year | -189.6% |
| 2022 | 10.81 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +778.4% | 1.12 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -638.4% | 3.28 % change on previous year | -17.67 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +418.5% | 1.56 % change on previous year | 8.1 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -435.4% | 3.02 % change on previous year | -10.14 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +289.8% | 0.5717 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +292.4% | 1.57 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.52 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.26 % change on previous year | -10.14 % change on previous year | 15.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 % change on previous year | 0.5717 % change on previous year | 12.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 11.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 % change on previous year | -17.67 % change on previous year | 15.84 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 124 Anguilla 2.97 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Poland 2.92 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Ukraine 2.91 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Suriname 2.84 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Bulgaria 2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 130 New Caledonia 2.8 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
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- 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$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Panama?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Panama was 2.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 15.84 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.67 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.