Human development index vs gdp per capita in Panama
Panama: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.839 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.839
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
59th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.839
in 2023
All-time low
0.672
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.839 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Panama peaked at 0.839 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.672, in 1990.
That places Panama 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.672 | — |
| 1991 | 0.674 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.68 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.686 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.688 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.69 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.694 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.701 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.707 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.712 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.718 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.723 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.73 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.735 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.741 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.746 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.753 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.763 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.767 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.77 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.775 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.781 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.798 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.799 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.798 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.803 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.81 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.815 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.82 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.824 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.808 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.819 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.835 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.839 | +0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.839 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 92% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.839 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6904 | 0.672 | 0.712 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7446 | 0.718 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8023 | 0.775 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8253 | 0.808 | 0.839 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 57 Georgia 0.844 compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.84 compare
- 60 Brunei 0.837 compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 0.837 compare
- 62 Costa Rica 0.833 compare
- 62 Serbia 0.833 compare
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Panama?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Panama was 0.839 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.839 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.672 in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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