Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Panama

Access to electricity in Panama in 2024 — 96%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 25.8 pp.

2024 96% −1 pp vs 2023
World rank 149of 215
Period maximum 97%2023
Period minimum 70.2%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Panama, 1990–202470809010019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 70.2%1991: 73.4%1992: 74.3%1993: 75.1%1994: 75.9%1995: 76.7%1996: 77.5%1997: 78.3%1998: 79.1%1999: 79.9%2000: 81.4%2001: 81.5%2002: 82.1%2003: 87.8%2004: 83.4%2005: 84.1%2006: 84.8%2007: 85.5%2008: 86.3%2009: 87%2010: 86.8%2011: 88.6%2012: 89.3%2013: 89.1%2014: 90.8%2015: 91.6%2016: 92.4%2017: 93.7%2018: 93.8%2019: 93.9%2020: 95.3%2021: 95.3%2022: 95%2023: 97%2024: 96%
Change over the period: +25.8 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Panama 96%
World 91.9%
Central America computed 98.1%
High-income countries computed 100%
Access to electricity — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96 −1 pp
2023 97 +2 pp
2022 95 −0.3 pp
2021 95.3 +0 pp
2020 95.3 +1.4 pp
2019 93.9 +0.1 pp
2018 93.8 +0.1 pp
2017 93.7 +1.3 pp
2016 92.4 +0.8 pp
2015 91.6 +0.8 pp
2014 90.8 +1.7 pp
2013 89.1 −0.2 pp
2012 89.3 +0.7 pp
2011 88.6 +1.8 pp
2010 86.8 −0.2 pp
2009 87 +0.7 pp
2008 86.3 +0.8 pp
2007 85.5 +0.7 pp
2006 84.8 +0.7 pp
2005 84.1 +0.7 pp
2004 83.4 −4.4 pp
2003 87.8 +5.7 pp
2002 82.1 +0.6 pp
2001 81.5 +0.1 pp
2000 81.4 +1.5 pp
1999 79.9 +0.8 pp
1998 79.1 +0.8 pp
1997 78.3 +0.8 pp
1996 77.5 +0.8 pp
1995 76.7 +0.8 pp
1994 75.9 +0.8 pp
1993 75.1 +0.8 pp
1992 74.3 +0.8 pp
1991 73.4 +3.3 pp
1990 70.2

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.