Panama Motor Vehicles Sales Growth
2006 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Panama Motor Vehicles Sales Growth
- Panama Motor Vehicles Sales grew 7.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 1.3 % in the previous month.
- Panama Motor Vehicles Sales Growth rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2006 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 7.1 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 3,532.0 % in May 2021 and a record low of -97.5 % in May 2020.
- Car Sales of Panama recorded 4,385.0 units in Dec 2024.
CEIC calculates monthly Motor Vehicles Sales Growth from monthly Motor Vehicles Sales. The National Institute of Statistics and Census provides Motor Vehicles Sales.
View Panama's Motor Vehicles Sales Growth from Jan 2006 to Dec 2024 in the chart:
What was Panama's Motor Vehicles Sales Growth in Dec 2024?
Panama Motor Vehicles Sales grew 7.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 1.3 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 Dec 2024 | 1.3 Nov 2024 | -97.5 May 2020 | 3,532.0 May 2021 | % | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2024 |
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 38.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Algeria (%) | -1.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 113.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -32.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Australia (%) | -3.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 14.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 67.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (%) | -16.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Belarus (%) | 20.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Belgium (%) | -6.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | -12.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -52.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | -87.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 20.1 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 8.8 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 12.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | 11.3 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1947 - Nov 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 3.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | -0.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 24.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 31.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Cyprus (%) | -3.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 10.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 12.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | -1.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | -50.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 18.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Finland (%) | 6.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| France (%) | -9.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | -3.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) | -0.3 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | -19.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Greece (%) | 25.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | -12.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | -34.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| India (%) | 2.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | May 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | -11.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Iran (%) | -31.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Ireland (%) | 17.4 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 24.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 19.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 15.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Japan (%) | 12.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | -23.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | -9.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 17.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -35.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) | 16.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lebanon (%) | -33.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 30.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 5.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malawi (%) | 1.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 4.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (%) | -6.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mauritius (%) | 3.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mexico (%) | 5.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 7.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mongolia (%) | -41.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Morocco (%) | 0.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 43.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Nepal (%) | 3.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | -13.6 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | -42.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Norway (%) | -21.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | -0.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Pakistan (%) | 66.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -25.3 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Panama (%) | 7.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | -15.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Peru (%) | 1.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 10.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 11.4 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | -9.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 13.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 39.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 23.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Singapore (%) | 44.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 13.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | -14.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 10.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 17.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -27.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Sudan (%) | -13.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 12.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Syria (%) | 62.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Taiwan (%) | -25.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 0.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Thailand (%) | -12.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | -5.3 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 693.973 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 5.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 53,655.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 693,972.524 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) | 487,361.403 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) | 2,942,813.523 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Public Debt: Domestic (USD mn) | 9,460.795 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 7.314 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,059.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 145.2 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2023 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 20.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 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) | 1,144.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -1.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 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) | 13.703 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 213.108 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Oct 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,072.958 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 239.808 Oct 2024 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Seafood Products (PAB th) | 7,601.984 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Prawn (PAB th) | 11,096.530 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Banana (PAB th) | 19,938.525 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: FOB (PAB th) | 84,431.775 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: Asia: Rest of Asia: China (PAB th) | 1,072,958.000 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Exports: FOB: America: NAFTA: Mexico (PAB th) | 30,335.000 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Exports: FOB: Waste & Scrap of Steel, Copper & Aluminum (PAB th) | 6,147.94 Apr 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 |
| Exports: FOB: Raw Wood (PAB th) | 7,428.13 Apr 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 |
| Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) | 48,718.000 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 91.522 2021 | yearly | 1981 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 115.979 2021 | yearly | 1981 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 52.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 824.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 726.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 3.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -361.598 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -361.598 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 44,194.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | -78,418.321 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) | -2,237.755 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) | 824.140 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) | 5,032.566 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) | -1,502.437 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) | -5,833.509 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) | 1,000.008 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) | 0.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) | -2,297.497 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) | 2.333 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) | -5.330 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) | -361.598 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) | -1,348.937 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) | 3,683.629 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) | 924.830 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) | 4,331.072 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) | -1,297.490 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) | 2.333 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) | 674.772 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) | 1,446.866 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) | -78,418.321 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| IIP: Assets (USD mn) | 103,227.647 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) | 181,645.968 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) | 726.814 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,468.720 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 8,808.100 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 42,168.740 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 8.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,610.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1969 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.697 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1969 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 110,484.526 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 63,585.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 32,866.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 97,419.720 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.86 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 69.77 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) | 42,168.740 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| LC: National Banking System: Private Sector: Mortgage (PAB mn) | 21,113.420 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2024 |
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