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Panama

PAN · Latin America & Caribbean · High income

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86.5BGDP (2024)WDI
4.5MPopulation (2024)WDI

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202486,523,959,131.7WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20242.7WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20240.7WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20284.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20244,515,577WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile Not available
  • Coverage 0%
  • Imputed 0
  • Missing 0
PillarScore
MERI pillar detail pending

Pillar and component scores appear when the country has persisted MERI sub-score metadata.

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

33
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.2
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.3
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.4

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

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IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

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SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

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UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

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Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

90 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance2020100.2WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-2.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202533TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240.2WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240.3WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20240.4WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202397WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202318.1WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202151.6WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.1WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2023156.6WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics202485LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202413.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics202413.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20245.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202479.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202444.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics202413LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20246.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202433.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202432.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202459LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics202472.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202437LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202439LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-2.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20241.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202486,523,959,131.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20242.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202419,161.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20240.7WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20241WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20284.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20242.1WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20258.4WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202456.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202814IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202415.5WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202472.5IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202335WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness202417.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202533TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202418.5IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202567.5WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202573.1UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202442.5WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202553.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202442.5WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202477.5WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk2028100IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202496.2WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202452.1WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202566.3WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202479.8WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20244,515,577WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202466WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20243.7WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20241.8WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202413,181,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202426,687,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20225.9WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202483.7WDICC BY 4.0