Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Panama
Panama: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 2,015 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2,015 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Panama peaked at 4,750 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 98.44 million USD, in 2002.
That places Panama 74th out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496.51 million USD | 108.53 million USD | 1,299 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,177 million USD | 98.44 million USD | 2,547 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,934 million USD | 2,723 million USD | 4,750 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,685 million USD | 172.11 million USD | 2,906 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Panama
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 5.04 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices -0.1896 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 17,650 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 4.8 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 80.68 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 17,650 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -218.83 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -218.83 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.23 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Panama?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Panama was 2,015 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,750 million USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.44 million USD in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.