Current account balance as a share of GDP in Panama 1980-2030

The current account balance as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Panama was estimated at approximately -0.87 percent in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the share rose by around 6.86 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The share is forecast to decline by about 1.63 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.

This indicator expresses the current account balance as a share of the gross domestic product. With regards to the current account balance, the International Monetary Fund states that the current account refers to all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The gross domestic product, on the other hand, refers to the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.