Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP

2007 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • Panama Current Account deficit accounted for 18.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 28.6 % deficit in the previous quarter.
  • Panama Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2007 to Dec 2023, with an average value of -7.5 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.6 % in Mar 2023 and a record low of -28.6 % in Sep 2023.

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


Key information about Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Panama, Current Account recorded a deficit of 4.4 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 779.1 USD mn in Dec 2023.
  • Panama Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 150.6 USD mn in Dec 2023.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.3 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 18.1 USD bn in Sep 2022.

View Panama's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2007 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Panama Current Account Balance: % of GDP

What was Panama's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2023?

Panama Current Account deficit accounted for 18.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 28.6 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-18.8 Dec 2023 -28.6 Sep 2023 -28.6 Sep 2023 5.6 Mar 2023 % quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023

Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Algeria (%) 4.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) 2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 1.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 8.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Bangladesh (%) -0.5 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Belarus (%) -1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Belgium (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) -2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Botswana (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) -1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) -20.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) -3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Canada (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) -4.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
China (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) -2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) -5.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) -11.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 12.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 1.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Egypt (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
France (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) -6.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Germany (%) 5.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) -12.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 9.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) -1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) -2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) -1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Iran (%) 0.6 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (%) -0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 9.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) -6.3 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) -2.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 7,671.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (%) -15.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 37.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) -60.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) -0.1 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Latvia (%) -1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) -4.4 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 4.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 7.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 11.4 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
North Macedonia (%) -3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) -14.2 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) -3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -11.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) -24.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Mozambique (%) -37.4 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Nepal (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) -6.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1987 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 16.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2023
Oman (%) -4.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) -0.7 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) -16.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) -18.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Paraguay (%) -1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) -4.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Poland (%) 1.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 15.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) -7.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) 2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Serbia (%) -5.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 19.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) -2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) 2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Sudan (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 7.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 7.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Dec 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,462.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 402.772 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 9.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 49,808.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Feb 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 56.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) 22.880 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) 53.964 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) 21.239 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) 402,771.625 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) 493,810.833 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) 183,964.393 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,031.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 145.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -75.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,490.770 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 807,995.942 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 145,164.399 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,094.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -4.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,054,288.448 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 448,064.045 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 17.278 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 182.677 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1967 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,072.958 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 146.475 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 1989 - Dec 2023
Exports: FOB: Raw Wood (PAB th) 7,428.13 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Exports: FOB: Waste & Scrap of Steel, Copper & Aluminum (PAB th) 6,147.94 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) 48,718.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 150.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -4,356.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -18.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 779.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,349.786 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,349.786 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 42,844.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Feb 2024
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) -2.777 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -72,069.421 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) 4,238.808 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) 4,899.518 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) -4,356.507 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) 1,015.783 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) -1,767.175 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) 3,312.902 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) 2.055 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) -2,018.107 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) 772.109 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) -6,856.914 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) 0.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) 628.537 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) -1,586.616 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) 1,349.786 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) -751.392 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) 2.055 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) 1,689.751 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) 3,968.015 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) -10,824.928 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -72,069.421 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 102,675.995 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 174,745.416 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) 779.107 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Feb 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,686.854 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,318.060 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,528.840 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 3.9 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,144.7 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.368 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1969 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 104,069.234 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,225.8 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.7 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 32,052.6 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 90,529.510 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.98 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 68.65 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) 39,528.840 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
LC: National Banking System: Private Sector: Mortgage (PAB mn) 20,690.512 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024

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