Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Panama
Panama: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
184th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.0447 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1988
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama peaked at 0.0447 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1988.
Panama ranks 184th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Panama, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0447 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0447 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0438 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0389 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0385 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0408 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0398 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0384 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0429 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0394 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0362 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0364 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0285 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 0.027 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0261 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0276 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0288 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0267 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0263 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0252 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.029 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0339 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 1989 | 0.023 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0304 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0319 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0412 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0409 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0406 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0376 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0416 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0428 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0386 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0427 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0436 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0414 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0432 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0369 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0389 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0382 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0391 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0427 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0403 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0382 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0393 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0398 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0342 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0284 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0247 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.041 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0335 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0272 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0339 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0428 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0401 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0369 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0436 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0427 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 181 United States of America 0.035 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Liechtenstein 0.0296 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Liberia 0.0283 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Switzerland 0.0217 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Qatar 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Macau, China 0.0183 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4902 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9,393 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 8,494 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Panama was 0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0447 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.