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Panama

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeCapital: Panama City275,937 observations
Population
4.57M
world rank #128 / 217
GDP
90.46B
world rank #81 / 186
GDP / capita
37,516.2
world rank #52 / 185
Life expectancy
79.8
world rank #55 / 217

Governance

569 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile36.6#131Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile56.1#82Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile70.4#88Rule of Law0-100 percentile52.4#116
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,356 indicators
GDPcurrent US$90.46B#81GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $37,516.2#52GDP growth%4.4%#63Inflation%-0.19%#9
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$11.9B#97Merchandise importscurrent US$25.76B#79Exports of goods & services% GDP44.4%#62Imports of goods & services% GDP39.3%#98
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,604 indicators
Life expectancyyears79.8#55Infant mortalityper 1k births12#60Maternal mortalityper 100k37#30Health spending% GDP8.3%#56
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,327 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross76.6%#106Education spending% GDP2.5%#97Adult literacy%96.2%#9Primary enrollment% gross96.9%#86
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

436 indicators
Populationpeople4.57M#128Population growth%1.2%#84Urban population%66.2%#91Fertility ratebirths/woman2.1#97
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

281 indicators
Electricity access% pop96%#18Renewable energy share%28%#76Forest area% land56.3%#34Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,714.9#73
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

211 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop92.1%#22Electricity access, urban% urban pop98%#17Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,020#88Electricity from coal% of output3.5%#20
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

369 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area31.4%#30Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.89%#24Capture fisheries productiontonnes276,798.9#53
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

306 indicators
Agricultural land% land area29.5%#127Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,226.4#24Aquaculture productiontonnes18,037.5#69Food production index2014-16 = 100115.5#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

561 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people156.6#22Secure internet serversper 1M people2,234.5#87Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people17.4#54
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

3,347 indicators
Gini indexindex49.7#23Extreme poverty% pop3.1%#13Internet users% pop72.8%#113Homicide rateper 100k11.7#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

368 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104#29Hazard & exposure0-103.4#29Vulnerability0-103.4#23
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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