Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Panama
Panama: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Panama peaked at 19.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 47th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +41.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 16.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +41.7% | 11.5% | 16.3% |
| 2023 | -27.2% | 15.8% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 19.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.9% | 15.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 11.5% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
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 16.3% in 2024, 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 19.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Panama ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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