Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama
Panama: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 41.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
41.1%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
71st
of 114 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 2020
All-time low
37.2%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama, 2014–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 41.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2021.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Panama ranks 71st of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.2% | — |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6% | 37.2% | 41.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.1% | 42.4% | 2 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama was 41.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 114 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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