Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP
Key information about Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Panama Current Account surplus accounted for 2.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2024, compared with a 0.3 % surplus in the previous quarter.
- Panama Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2007 to Jun 2024, with an average value of -6.3 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 3.5 % in Dec 2009 and a record low of -19.0 % in Sep 2008.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The National Institute of Statistics and Census provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2018 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2013 is calculated from Current Account Balance based on BPM5.
Key information about Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Panama, Current Account recorded a surplus of 434.7 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 731.9 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- Panama Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 94.7 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 46.3 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 18.1 USD bn in Sep 2022.
View Panama's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2007 to Jun 2024 in the chart:
What was Panama's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Jun 2024?
Panama Current Account surplus accounted for 2.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2024, compared with a 0.3 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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2.2 Jun 2024 | 0.3 Mar 2024 | -19.0 Sep 2008 | 3.5 Dec 2009 | % | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | -3.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Algeria (%) | -0.4 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2024 |
Argentina (%) | 2.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Armenia (%) | -2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2024 |
Australia (%) | -2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2024 |
Austria (%) | 0.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2024 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 4.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Bahrain (%) | 15.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2022 |
Bangladesh (%) | 0.9 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
Belarus (%) | 2.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
Belgium (%) | -1.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Bolivia (%) | 0.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -3.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Botswana (%) | -5.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Brazil (%) | -3.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Brunei (%) | -20.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Cambodia (%) | -5.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Canada (%) | -0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2024 |
Chile (%) | -3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
China (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Colombia (%) | -1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
Croatia (%) | -5.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Cyprus (%) | -0.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Czech Republic (%) | -0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Denmark (%) | 15.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Ecuador (%) | 7.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
Egypt (%) | 1.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Estonia (%) | 0.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
European Union (%) | 2.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
Finland (%) | -2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
France (%) | -0.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
Georgia (%) | -7.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
Germany (%) | 5.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2024 |
Ghana (%) | 5.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
Greece (%) | 1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 13.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
Hungary (%) | 3.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Iceland (%) | 3.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
India (%) | -1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Indonesia (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
Iran (%) | 0.6 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 16.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Israel (%) | 3.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Ivory Coast (%) | -6.3 2022 | yearly | 1975 - 2022 |
Japan (USD mn) | 14,232.0 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2023 |
Jordan (%) | -7.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2024 |
Kazakhstan (%) | -2.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | -2.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2024 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 7,614.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | 9.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Kuwait (%) | 27.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | -60.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
Laos (%) | 2.7 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
Latvia (%) | -4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Lebanon (%) | -2.8 2021 | yearly | 2002 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | 3.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
Luxembourg (%) | 12.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 37.0 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | -3.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Malawi (%) | -14.2 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Malta (%) | 7.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Mauritius (%) | -6.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Mexico (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
Moldova (%) | -16.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Mongolia (%) | -14.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Montenegro (%) | -23.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Morocco (%) | -3.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
Mozambique (%) | -11.6 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
Nepal (%) | 3.9 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
Netherlands (%) | 8.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Jun 2024 |
New Zealand (%) | -6.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Jun 2024 |
Nigeria (%) | 11.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
Norway (%) | 18.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2024 |
Oman (%) | -4.9 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Pakistan (%) | -0.5 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | -16.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2023 |
Panama (%) | 2.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Paraguay (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Peru (%) | 2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Philippines (%) | -4.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2023 |
Poland (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Portugal (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
Qatar (%) | 13.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Romania (%) | -9.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Russia (%) | 3.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2024 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
Serbia (%) | -10.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Singapore (%) | 18.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2024 |
Slovakia (%) | -1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2024 |
Slovenia (%) | 6.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
South Africa (%) | -1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2024 |
Spain (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 1.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 6.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Switzerland (%) | 9.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Jun 2024 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.0 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -2,462.500 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 376.798 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 5.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 53,809.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2024 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 61.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) | 23.007 2029 | yearly | 1994 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) | 59.883 2029 | yearly | 1994 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) | 21.105 2029 | yearly | 1994 - 2029 |
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) | 376,797.799 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) | 150,376.752 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) | 509,360.329 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Public Debt: Domestic (USD mn) | 9,723.943 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2024 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.314 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,259.9 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Oct 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 145.2 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2023 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -71.9 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,067.531 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 329,464.345 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 10,079.101 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,349.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 8.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,071,085.390 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 333,744.579 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 15.472 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Aug 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 212.491 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Aug 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,072.958 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 233.776 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Aug 2024 |
Exports: FOB: America: NAFTA: Mexico (PAB th) | 30,335.000 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Exports: FOB: Raw Wood (PAB th) | 7,428.13 Apr 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 |
Exports: FOB: Waste & Scrap of Steel, Copper & Aluminum (PAB th) | 6,147.94 Apr 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 |
Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) | 48,718.000 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
Export Value Index (2015=100) | 115.979 2021 | yearly | 1981 - 2021 |
Import Value Index (2015=100) | 91.522 2021 | yearly | 1981 - 2021 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 94.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 434.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 731.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 3.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 46.336 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 46.336 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 44,085.7 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 39,768.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Dec 2021 |
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 59.0 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.904 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -74,373.797 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) | -1,074.780 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) | 434.679 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) | -6,501.463 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) | -2,641.439 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) | 4,997.525 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) | 3,860.024 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) | 1,040.920 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) | -699.429 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) | 2.490 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) | 3,793.233 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) | -1,204.292 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) | -1,740.348 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) | 2.490 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) | 46.336 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) | 0.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) | 637.235 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) | -1,071.876 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) | -1,712.281 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) | 2,511.505 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) | -74,373.797 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2024 |
IIP: Assets (USD mn) | 104,112.057 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2024 |
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) | 178,485.854 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) | 731.906 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2008 - Oct 2024 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,559.690 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2008 - Oct 2024 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 8,749.080 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jul 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 41,290.250 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jul 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 8.7 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Jul 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,684.4 Oct 2024 | monthly | Oct 1969 - Oct 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.697 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2024 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1969 - Mar 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 107,351.873 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 64,079.3 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.8 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Oct 2024 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 32,710.8 Oct 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Oct 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 96,404.929 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.77 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 69.77 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) | 41,290.250 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jul 2024 |
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