Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama

Panama: Foreign liabilities per capita was 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
34,185 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 150 countries
All-time high
34,185 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
15,051 real chained 2019 US$
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama, 1995–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1995200720201995: 19.2k real chained 2019 US$1996: 18.0k real chained 2019 US$1997: 18.8k real chained 2019 US$1998: 18.5k real chained 2019 US$1999: 18.2k real chained 2019 US$2000: 17.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 17.6k real chained 2019 US$2002: 15.6k real chained 2019 US$2003: 15.1k real chained 2019 US$2004: 16.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 16.9k real chained 2019 US$2006: 18.6k real chained 2019 US$2007: 21.3k real chained 2019 US$2008: 21.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 21.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 22.8k real chained 2019 US$2011: 24.7k real chained 2019 US$2012: 25.0k real chained 2019 US$2013: 26.0k real chained 2019 US$2014: 28.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 30.7k real chained 2019 US$2016: 31.9k real chained 2019 US$2017: 31.5k real chained 2019 US$2018: 32.7k real chained 2019 US$2019: 33.8k real chained 2019 US$2020: 34.2k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Panama recorded 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Panama peaked at 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,051 real chained 2019 US$, in 2003.

Panama ranks 36th of 150 countries on this measure, 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 (real chained 2019 US$) in Panama, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 19,197 real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 18,004 real chained 2019 US$ -6.2%
1997 18,844 real chained 2019 US$ +4.7%
1998 18,493 real chained 2019 US$ -1.9%
1999 18,248 real chained 2019 US$ -1.3%
2000 17,312 real chained 2019 US$ -5.1%
2001 17,613 real chained 2019 US$ +1.7%
2002 15,645 real chained 2019 US$ -11.2%
2003 15,051 real chained 2019 US$ -3.8%
2004 16,142 real chained 2019 US$ +7.2%
2005 16,881 real chained 2019 US$ +4.6%
2006 18,614 real chained 2019 US$ +10.3%
2007 21,283 real chained 2019 US$ +14.3%
2008 21,426 real chained 2019 US$ +0.7%
2009 21,270 real chained 2019 US$ -0.7%
2010 22,778 real chained 2019 US$ +7.1%
2011 24,665 real chained 2019 US$ +8.3%
2012 24,987 real chained 2019 US$ +1.3%
2013 25,995 real chained 2019 US$ +4.0%
2014 28,265 real chained 2019 US$ +8.7%
2015 30,716 real chained 2019 US$ +8.7%
2016 31,928 real chained 2019 US$ +3.9%
2017 31,512 real chained 2019 US$ -1.3%
2018 32,684 real chained 2019 US$ +3.7%
2019 33,761 real chained 2019 US$ +3.3%
2020 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ +1.3%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 64,210 real chained 2019 US$, 53% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,015 real chained 2019 US$, 4.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,557 real chained 2019 US$ 18,004 real chained 2019 US$ 19,197 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 18,124 real chained 2019 US$ 15,051 real chained 2019 US$ 21,426 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 28,729 real chained 2019 US$ 22,778 real chained 2019 US$ 33,761 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 33 Slovenia 40,791 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 34 Slovakia 35,501 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 35 Czechia 35,478 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 37 Latvia 32,756 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 38 South Korea 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 39 Oman 26,470 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Panama?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Panama was 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 15,051 real chained 2019 US$ in 2003.
How does Panama rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Panama ranks 36th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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