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Current account balance — Panama

Current account balance in Panama in 2031 — -2.5%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 6.2 pp.

2031 -2.5% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 113of 188
Period maximum 15%1988
Period minimum -13%2014

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Panama, 1980–2031-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -8.7%1981: -12.6%1982: -4.1%1983: 4.1%1984: -4%1985: 1.4%1986: -1.8%1987: 9.8%1988: 15%1989: 2.3%1990: 4%1991: -4.2%1992: -4%1993: -1.3%1994: 0.2%1995: -6%1996: -2.2%1997: -5%1998: -9.1%1999: -10%2000: -5.8%2001: -1.6%2002: -0.9%2003: -4.2%2004: -6.9%2005: -6.4%2006: -2.5%2007: -5.4%2008: -8.9%2009: -0.8%2010: -10.3%2011: -12.7%2012: -9%2013: -8.7%2014: -13%2015: -8.7%2016: -7.5%2017: -5.8%2018: -7.9%2019: -5.1%2020: 0.2%2021: -1.2%2022: 0%2023: -3.1%2024: 0.7%2025: 0.3%2026: -1.5%2027: -2.5%2028: -2.5%2029: -2.5%2030: -2.5%2031: -2.5%
Change over the period: +6.2 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Panama -2.5%
World computed 0.28%
Latin America & Caribbean computed -1.17%
Central America computed -0.85%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.5 +0 pp
2030 -2.5 +0 pp
2029 -2.5 +0 pp
2028 -2.5 +0 pp
2027 -2.5 −1 pp
2026 -1.5 −1.8 pp
2025 0.3 −0.4 pp
2024 0.7 +3.8 pp
2023 -3.1 −3.1 pp
2022 0 +1.2 pp
2021 -1.2 −1.4 pp
2020 0.2 +5.3 pp
2019 -5.1 +2.8 pp
2018 -7.9 −2.1 pp
2017 -5.8 +1.7 pp
2016 -7.5 +1.2 pp
2015 -8.7 +4.3 pp
2014 -13 −4.3 pp
2013 -8.7 +0.3 pp
2012 -9 +3.7 pp
2011 -12.7 −2.4 pp
2010 -10.3 −9.5 pp
2009 -0.8 +8.1 pp
2008 -8.9 −3.5 pp
2007 -5.4 −2.9 pp
2006 -2.5 +3.9 pp
2005 -6.4 +0.5 pp
2004 -6.9 −2.7 pp
2003 -4.2 −3.3 pp
2002 -0.9 +0.7 pp
2001 -1.6 +4.2 pp
2000 -5.8 +4.2 pp
1999 -10 −0.9 pp
1998 -9.1 −4.1 pp
1997 -5 −2.8 pp
1996 -2.2 +3.8 pp
1995 -6 −6.2 pp
1994 0.2 +1.5 pp
1993 -1.3 +2.7 pp
1992 -4 +0.2 pp
1991 -4.2 −8.2 pp
1990 4 +1.7 pp
1989 2.3 −12.7 pp
1988 15 +5.2 pp
1987 9.8 +11.6 pp
1986 -1.8 −3.2 pp
1985 1.4 +5.4 pp
1984 -4 −8.1 pp
1983 4.1 +8.2 pp
1982 -4.1 +8.5 pp
1981 -12.6 −3.9 pp
1980 -8.7 —

Central America, 2031

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

NI Nicaragua -0.1 GT Guatemala -0.6 MX Mexico -0.7 CR Costa Rica -1.3 SV El Salvador -1.3 PA Panama -2.5 BZ Belize -3.2 HN Honduras -3.7
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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