Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama
Panama: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
16.6%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
22nd
of 116 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2019
All-time low
16.6%
in 2021
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 16.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
That places Panama 22nd out of 116 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.4% | — |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 19 Jamaica 17.7%
- 20 Mozambique 17.7% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 17.2% compare
- 23 Georgia 15.9% compare
- 24 Samoa 15.8% compare
- 25 Yemen 15.7%
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (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 16.6% 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 21.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Panama ranks 22nd out of 116 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 down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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