Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Panama

Foreign direct investment inflows in Panama in 2025 — 938,465,229 US$. Ranked 58 in the world out of 97. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 8,509.8%.

2025 938M US$ −55.01% vs 2024
World rank 58of 97
Period maximum 5.25B US$2016
Period minimum -1.63B US$2020

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Panama, 1977–2025-2B02B4B6B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 10,900,000 US$1978: -2,500,000 US$1979: 49,800,000 US$1980: 252,300,000 US$1981: 303,200,000 US$1982: 366,600,000 US$1983: 79,400,000 US$1984: 22,200,000 US$1985: 67,300,000 US$1986: 126,100,000 US$1987: -447,900,000 US$1988: -460,500,000 US$1989: 51,500,000 US$1990: 135,500,000 US$1991: 124,700,000 US$1992: 150,500,000 US$1993: 177,000,000 US$1994: 401,500,000 US$1995: 281,300,000 US$1996: 428,300,000 US$1997: 1,312,200,000 US$1998: 1,315,200,000 US$1999: 1,043,500,000 US$2000: 827,800,000 US$2001: 606,800,000 US$2002: 247,100,000 US$2003: 1,050,600,000 US$2004: 1,277,900,000 US$2005: 1,104,400,000 US$2006: 2,944,300,000 US$2007: 2,224,000,000 US$2008: 2,390,000,000 US$2009: 1,085,500,000 US$2010: 2,549,100,000 US$2011: 4,395,600,000 US$2012: 3,381,900,000 US$2013: 3,799,000,000 US$2014: 4,984,400,000 US$2015: 5,119,300,000 US$2016: 5,248,354,450 US$2017: 4,082,062,469 US$2018: 4,304,245,891 US$2019: 4,684,615,504 US$2020: -1,631,797,634 US$2021: 1,833,062,357 US$2022: 2,365,160,115 US$2023: 2,735,497,267 US$2024: 2,085,774,954 US$2025: 938,465,229 US$
Change over the period: +928M (+8,509.77%) Average annual rate: 9.73 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 938M US$
World 1.35T US$
Central America computed 51.77B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 938M −1.15B −55.01%
2024 2.09B −650M −23.75%
2023 2.74B +370M +15.66%
2022 2.37B +532M +29.03%
2021 1.83B +3.46B +212.33%
2020 -1.63B −6.32B −134.83%
2019 4.68B +380M +8.84%
2018 4.3B +222M +5.44%
2017 4.08B −1.17B −22.22%
2016 5.25B +129M +2.52%
2015 5.12B +135M +2.71%
2014 4.98B +1.19B +31.2%
2013 3.8B +417M +12.33%
2012 3.38B −1.01B −23.06%
2011 4.4B +1.85B +72.44%
2010 2.55B +1.46B +134.83%
2009 1.09B −1.3B −54.58%
2008 2.39B +166M +7.46%
2007 2.22B −720M −24.46%
2006 2.94B +1.84B +166.6%
2005 1.1B −174M −13.58%
2004 1.28B +227M +21.64%
2003 1.05B +804M +325.17%
2002 247M −360M −59.28%
2001 607M −221M −26.7%
2000 828M −216M −20.67%
1999 1.04B −272M −20.66%
1998 1.32B +3M +0.23%
1997 1.31B +884M +206.37%
1996 428M +147M +52.26%
1995 281M −120M −29.94%
1994 402M +225M +126.84%
1993 177M +26.5M +17.61%
1992 151M +25.8M +20.69%
1991 125M −10.8M −7.97%
1990 136M +84M +163.11%
1989 51.5M +512M +111.18%
1988 -461M −12.6M −2.81%
1987 -448M −574M −455.19%
1986 126M +58.8M +87.37%
1985 67.3M +45.1M +203.15%
1984 22.2M −57.2M −72.04%
1983 79.4M −287M −78.34%
1982 367M +63.4M +20.91%
1981 303M +50.9M +20.17%
1980 252M +203M +406.63%
1979 49.8M +52.3M +2,092%
1978 -2.5M −13.4M −122.94%
1977 10.9M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.