Central government expense in Panama
Central government expense in Panama was equal to 17.1% of GDP in 2021.
Panama, 2021
17.1%
Change from 2020
−2.1percentage points
World, 2021
31.7%
Position in 2021
101st of 125
Central government expense in Panama over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | – | 27.1% |
| 2012 | – | 27.4% |
| 2011 | – | 27.5% |
| 2010 | – | 28.4% |
| 2009 | – | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 19.3% in 2020.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.9%, the figure has changed by +4.2 percentage points.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Panama has the 101st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 31.7%.