Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama

Panama: Foreign liabilities per capita was 33,655 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
33,655 current US$
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 151 countries
All-time high
33,761 current US$
in 2019
All-time low
9,698 current US$
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama, 1995–2020

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k1995200720201995: 11.5k current US$1996: 10.9k current US$1997: 11.6k current US$1998: 11.4k current US$1999: 11.4k current US$2000: 11.0k current US$2001: 11.2k current US$2002: 10.0k current US$2003: 9.7k current US$2004: 10.5k current US$2005: 11.2k current US$2006: 12.7k current US$2007: 15.1k current US$2008: 16.6k current US$2009: 16.8k current US$2010: 18.7k current US$2011: 21.4k current US$2012: 22.9k current US$2013: 24.8k current US$2014: 27.7k current US$2015: 30.1k current US$2016: 31.5k current US$2017: 31.4k current US$2018: 32.8k current US$2019: 33.8k current US$2020: 33.7k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Panama recorded 33,655 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Panama peaked at 33,761 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,698 current US$, in 2003.

That places Panama 36th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$) in Panama, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 11,470 current US$
1996 10,893 current US$ -5.0%
1997 11,552 current US$ +6.0%
1998 11,400 current US$ -1.3%
1999 11,390 current US$ -0.1%
2000 10,967 current US$ -3.7%
2001 11,192 current US$ +2.1%
2002 10,042 current US$ -10.3%
2003 9,698 current US$ -3.4%
2004 10,450 current US$ +7.8%
2005 11,241 current US$ +7.6%
2006 12,700 current US$ +13.0%
2007 15,126 current US$ +19.1%
2008 16,561 current US$ +9.5%
2009 16,837 current US$ +1.7%
2010 18,660 current US$ +10.8%
2011 21,393 current US$ +14.6%
2012 22,908 current US$ +7.1%
2013 24,791 current US$ +8.2%
2014 27,664 current US$ +11.6%
2015 30,104 current US$ +8.8%
2016 31,524 current US$ +4.7%
2017 31,386 current US$ -0.4%
2018 32,801 current US$ +4.5%
2019 33,761 current US$ +2.9%
2020 33,655 current US$ -0.3%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 33,655 current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 63,166 current US$, 53% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 33,655 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,691 current US$, 4.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,341 current US$ 10,893 current US$ 11,552 current US$ 5
2000s 12,481 current US$ 9,698 current US$ 16,837 current US$ 10
2010s 27,499 current US$ 18,660 current US$ 33,761 current US$ 10
2020s 33,655 current US$ 33,655 current US$ 33,655 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 33 Slovenia 40,769 current US$ compare
  2. 34 Czechia 36,600 current US$ compare
  3. 35 Slovakia 36,188 current US$ compare
  4. 37 Latvia 32,828 current US$ compare
  5. 38 South Korea 28,809 current US$ compare
  6. 39 Lebanon 28,764 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Panama?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama was 33,655 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 33,761 current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 9,698 current US$ in 2003.
How does Panama rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Panama ranks 36th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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