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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Panama

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population4.57M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$90.46B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$19.79K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth79.82024 · yearsInternet use72.8%2024 · % of populationForest area56.3%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
8.3%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Panama2023 · 8.3%
02.555.117.6610.221960199320252000: 7%2001: 6.9%2002: 7.1%2003: 6.7%2004: 7.1%2005: 6.2%2006: 6.5%2007: 7.4%2008: 6.8%2009: 7%2010: 7.2%2011: 6.8%2012: 6.5%2013: 6.5%2014: 6.9%2015: 6.9%2016: 7.1%2017: 7.2%2018: 7.6%2019: 8.1%2020: 10.2%2021: 9.1%2022: 9%2023: 8.3%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Panama in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Panama City
Country code
PAN

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