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Panama

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Capital
Panama City
Currency
Panamanian balboa · United States dollar
Continent
North America
Area
74,177.3 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q804 · Official languages: Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
4.57M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
90.46B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
19.79K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
-0.19 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
8.36 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.11 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
79.78 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Panama: 4.57M
Panama · Population3.26M3.61M3.97M4.33M4.69M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · Population · people
YearPanama
20254,571,189
20244,515,577
20234,458,759
20224,400,773
20214,345,405
20204,293,261
20194,234,700
20184,167,860
20174,098,707
20164,029,086
20153,960,035
20143,892,101
20133,825,329
20123,759,256
20113,693,505
20103,628,535
20093,564,381
20083,500,648
20073,437,490
20063,375,024
current US$ · 20062025
2025Panama: 90.46B
Panama · GDP11.48B33.02B54.56B76.1B97.64B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · GDP · current US$
YearPanama
202590,462,600,000
202486,523,959,100
202383,812,155,200
202276,479,304,500
202167,396,392,500
202057,059,846,500
201969,778,991,200
201867,316,471,200
201764,327,688,800
201659,760,858,700
201555,767,806,100
201451,427,104,900
201346,949,496,500
201241,595,439,700
201135,687,738,300
201030,231,009,500
200927,791,215,500
200825,721,328,000
200721,717,433,800
200618,659,721,500

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Panama: 19.79K
Panama · GDP per capita4,102.678,380.9612.66K16.94K21.22K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearPanama
202519,789.73
202419,161.22
202318,797.19
202217,378.61
202115,509.81
202013,290.56
201916,477.91
201816,151.33
201715,694.63
201614,832.36
201514,082.65
201413,213.2
201312,273.32
201211,064.81
20119,662.3
20108,331.46
20097,796.93
20087,347.59
20076,317.82
20065,528.77
% · 20062025
2025Panama: -0.19
Panama · Inflation-2.580.513.66.79.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · Inflation · %
YearPanama
2025-0.19
20240.69
20231.49
20222.86
20211.63
2020-1.55
2019-0.36
20180.76
20170.88
20160.74
20150.14
20142.63
20134.03
20125.7
20115.88
20103.49
20092.41
20088.76
20074.17
20062.46

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Panama: 8.36
Panama · Unemployment2.585.879.1712.4715.762006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearPanama
20258.36
20248.45
20236.54
20228.09
202110.18
202014.66
20196.26
20185.16
20175.34
20164.72
20154.34
20144.39
20133.67
20123.69
20114.03
20105.85
20095.86
20085.64
20075.67
20065.79

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Panama:
Panama · Fertility rate2.052.212.362.522.672006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearPanama
2025No data available
20242.11
20232.12
20222.14
20212.15
20202.18
20192.29
20182.4
20172.46
20162.5
20152.53
20142.55
20132.57
20122.59
20112.6
20102.59
20092.59
20082.61
20072.61
20062.62

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Panama:
Panama · Life expectancy74.9976.377.678.9180.212006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Panama · Life expectancy · years
YearPanama
2025No data available
202479.78
202379.59
202279.32
202177
202076.33
201978.51
201878.27
201777.9
201677.77
201577.58
201477.37
201377.13
201276.88
201176.66
201076.42
200976.23
200875.94
200775.68
200675.43
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology