Panama Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2007 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Panama Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Panama Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 3.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a growth equal to 2.8 % in the previous quarter.
  • Panama Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2007 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.2 % in Jun 2011 and a record low -5.3 % in Jun 2025.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The National Institute of Statistics and Census provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2018 is based on SNA 1993. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2013 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Panama Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Panama, Current Account recorded a surplus of 93.7 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 803.8 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Panama Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 212.3 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 11.7 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 20.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Panama's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2007 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Panama Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Panama's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Panama Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 3.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a growth equal to 2.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.1 Dec 2025 2.8 Sep 2025 -5.3 Jun 2025 13.2 Jun 2011 % quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) -2.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 2.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1959 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) -1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) 8.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 1.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) -1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 3.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 3.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 6.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2026
Cambodia (%) 9.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 5.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
China (%) 0.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) -2.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 27.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 37.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) -1.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 1.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) -2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) -2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
France (%) 1.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 4.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 1.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 23.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 10.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 4.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
India (%) 1.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2004 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (%) 0.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 7.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 8.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 2.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
South Korea (%) 2.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (%) 11.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 7.9 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Latvia (%) -2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) 4.8 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -249.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 9.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 6.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 69.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 42.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 9.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 15.4 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 4.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Nepal (%) 0.1 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 4.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 4.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 1.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 4.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Russia (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 27.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 2.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 2.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 1.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025

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Panama Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,320.820 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 573.024 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 59,349.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) 27.414 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) 70.782 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) 25.515 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) 326,884.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) 573,023.700 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) 704,745.941 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,233.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 83.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 25.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 29,822.596 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 295,370.102 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,991.392 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,351.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 28.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 725,843.056 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,578.902 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 20.645 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 207.067 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,311.685 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 161.698 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1989 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: Asia: Rest of Asia: South Korea (PAB th) 233,057.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Exports: FOB: America: NAFTA: USA (PAB th) 145,828.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Exports: FOB: Asia: Rest of Asia: China (PAB th) 1,311,685.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Exports: FOB: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) 66,371.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Exports: FOB: America: NAFTA: Mexico (PAB th) 46,106.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Exports: FOB: Banana (PAB th) 4,341.308 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Seafood Products (PAB th) 6,326.466 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB: Prawn (PAB th) 12,910.964 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Exports: FOB (PAB th) 118,481.445 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: MERCOSUR: Brazil (PAB th) 299,244.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: China (PAB th) 1,755,621.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Imports: CIF: America: NAFTA: USA (PAB th) 2,729,967.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) 47,260.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Imports: CIF: Asia: ASEAN: Thailand (PAB th) 108,126.000 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Exports: FOB: Waste & Scrap of Steel, Copper & Aluminum (PAB th) 6,147.94 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Exports: FOB: Raw Wood (PAB th) 7,428.13 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 147.500 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 152.300 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 212.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 93.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 803.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -11.668 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -11.668 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 48,680.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 167.4 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 59.0 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -3.282 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -77,745.917 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) -2,721.267 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) 93.682 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) 5,628.539 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) 3,969.010 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) -1,476.172 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) 2,121.850 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) -11.668 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) 1,111.303 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) 13.787 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) 4,152.366 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) 591.506 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) -3,313.938 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) -7,282.947 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) -1,757.686 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) 1.007 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) -646.384 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) 248.795 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) 1.007 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -77,745.917 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 117,758.868 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 195,504.785 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) 803.813 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2008 - Apr 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 37.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,572.629 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2008 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,470.440 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 46,864.940 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 6.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,346.1 May 2026 monthly Oct 1969 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.239 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1969 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 120,742.505 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 65,254.4 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 1.2 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 34,307.6 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Apr 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 104,817.978 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.57 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.13 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) 46,864.940 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
LC: National Banking System: Private Sector: Mortgage (PAB mn) 21,435.075 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026

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