Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Panama is 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.064 million USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Panama 57th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +136.9% |
| 1995 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +212.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 2003 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +730.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0343 million USD per square kilometre | +177.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0289 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre | +116.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0424 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.048 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0602 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0615 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.064 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0578 million USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.064 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0525 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -95.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | +856.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre | -30.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +856.5% | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +730.5% | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0343 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre | 0.064 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 54 Romania 0.031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Lithuania 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 56 Chile 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 59 Malaysia 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bangladesh 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.064 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.