Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Panama
Panama: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 12.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.0%
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
79th
of 114 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2021
All-time low
8.6%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Panama, 2014–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Panama stood at 12.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Panama ranks 79th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.6% | — |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 76 Tajikistan 14.0% compare
- 77 South Africa 13.0% compare
- 78 El Salvador 12.3% compare
- 80 Bahrain 11.9% compare
- 81 Namibia 11.9% compare
- 82 Seychelles 11.7%
More poverty & inequality data for Panama
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,226 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Panama?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Panama was 12.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 114 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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