Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama stood at 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.0628 million USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Panama 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | +128.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 million USD per square kilometre | +207.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -79.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 million USD per square kilometre | +721.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0556 million USD per square kilometre | +171.9% |
| 2007 | 0.038 million USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.022 million USD per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0464 million USD per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0507 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0487 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0512 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0616 million USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0615 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0628 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0557 million USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0613 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0501 million USD per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -95.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre | +838.3% |
| 2022 | 0.036 million USD per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +838.3% | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +721.2% | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0189 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0314 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0556 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0464 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0628 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.036 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 50 Tonga 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Montenegro 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Malaysia 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Chile 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 56 Bulgaria 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0628 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.