Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) in Panama
Panama: Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Panama stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Panama peaked at 9.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2024.
That places Panama 177th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 49% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 174 Samoa 5.1% compare
- 175 Mauritania 5.0% compare
- 176 Barbados 5.0% compare
- 178 Cabo Verde 4.9% compare
- 179 French Polynesia 4.8% compare
- 180 Polynesia 4.8% 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 manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Panama?
- Manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Panama was 4.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a?
- Panama ranks 177th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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