Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama
Panama: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 3.53 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama is 3.53 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama peaked at 3.53 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1082 units per person, in 1990.
Panama ranks 12th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2032 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2167 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1977 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1323 units per person | -33.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1633 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2061 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2105 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1907 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1959 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1995 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1815 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1543 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1619 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1539 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1728 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1773 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1618 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1611 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1624 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.155 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1082 units per person | -30.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1366 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1104 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1226 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1948 units per person | +58.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2427 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2477 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2722 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2971 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3159 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3712 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3632 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3348 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4439 units per person | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4616 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5421 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6011 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7195 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7891 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.78 units per person | +125.7% |
| 2010 | 1.52 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 1.73 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 3.05 units per person | +52.4% |
| 2014 | 3.04 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.08 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.92 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.03 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.95 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.716 units per person | -75.7% |
| 2021 | 1.89 units per person | +163.8% |
| 2022 | 3.14 units per person | +66.1% |
| 2023 | 3.53 units per person | +12.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3.53 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 3.53 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3183 units per person, 11.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +163.8% | 0.716 units per person | 1.89 units per person |
| 2009 | +125.7% | 0.7891 units per person | 1.78 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1916 units per person | 0.1323 units per person | 0.2167 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1642 units per person | 0.1539 units per person | 0.1815 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2048 units per person | 0.1082 units per person | 0.3159 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6407 units per person | 0.3348 units per person | 1.78 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 units per person | 1.52 units per person | 3.3 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 units per person | 0.716 units per person | 3.53 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Panama was 3.53 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 units per person in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Air transport, passengers carried ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.