Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Panama

Foreign direct investment outflows in Panama in 2025 — -870,787,160 US$. Ranked 86 in the world out of 91.

2025 -871M US$ −1,133.01% vs 2024
World rank 86of 91
Period maximum 1.47B US$2023
Period minimum -3.04B US$2020

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Panama, 1977–2025-4B-2B02B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 33,800,000 US$1984: 157,700,000 US$1986: 105,800,000 US$1987: 108,600,000 US$1988: 134,600,000 US$1991: 16,200,000 US$1992: 6,000,000 US$1993: 7,400,000 US$1995: 58,300,000 US$1996: 12,800,000 US$1997: 12,900,000 US$1998: 112,100,000 US$1999: 287,900,000 US$2000: 203,900,000 US$2001: 139,700,000 US$2002: 148,500,000 US$2003: 233,100,000 US$2004: 258,800,000 US$2005: 186,800,000 US$2006: 397,000,000 US$2007: 325,400,000 US$2008: 243,300,000 US$2009: -173,800,000 US$2010: 142,600,000 US$2011: 1,418,600,000 US$2012: -103,000,000 US$2013: 562,700,000 US$2014: 854,800,000 US$2015: 1,147,200,000 US$2016: 691,127,215 US$2017: -338,156,706 US$2018: 441,155,867 US$2019: 735,053,276 US$2020: -3,040,462,394 US$2021: -164,903,288 US$2022: 241,331,754 US$2023: 1,465,201,585 US$2024: 84,296,246 US$2025: -870,787,160 US$
Change over the period: −871M

Comparison, 2025

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

Panama -871M US$
World 1.49T US$
Central America computed 11.79B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -871M −955M −1,133.01%
2024 84.3M −1.38B −94.25%
2023 1.47B +1.22B +507.13%
2022 241M +406M +246.35%
2021 -165M +2.88B +94.58%
2020 -3.04B −3.78B −513.64%
2019 735M +294M +66.62%
2018 441M +779M +230.46%
2017 -338M −1.03B −148.93%
2016 691M −456M −39.76%
2015 1.15B +292M +34.21%
2014 855M +292M +51.91%
2013 563M +666M +646.31%
2012 -103M −1.52B −107.26%
2011 1.42B +1.28B +894.81%
2010 143M +316M +182.05%
2009 -174M −417M −171.43%
2008 243M −82.1M −25.23%
2007 325M −71.6M −18.04%
2006 397M +210M +112.53%
2005 187M −72M −27.82%
2004 259M +25.7M +11.03%
2003 233M +84.6M +56.97%
2002 149M +8.8M +6.3%
2001 140M −64.2M −31.49%
2000 204M −84M −29.18%
1999 288M +176M +156.82%
1998 112M +99.2M +768.99%
1997 12.9M +100,000 +0.78%
1996 12.8M −45.5M −78.04%
1995 58.3M
1993 7.4M +1.4M +23.33%
1992 6M −10.2M −62.96%
1991 16.2M
1988 135M +26M +23.94%
1987 109M +2.8M +2.65%
1986 106M
1984 158M
1980 33.8M +33.8M
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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