Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama

Panama: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
up 201.9%
World rank
98th
of 156 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama, 2014–2024

12342014201920242014: 3.9 % of GDP2015: 3 % of GDP2016: 2.5 % of GDP2017: 2.4 % of GDP2018: 2.4 % of GDP2019: 2.5 % of GDP2020: 0.869 % of GDP2021: 0.985 % of GDP2022: 1.2 % of GDP2023: 0.701 % of GDP2024: 2.1 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama stood at 2.1%.

The figure is up 201.9% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama peaked at 3.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.

That places Panama 98th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Panama, 2014 to 2024.
Year % of GDP Change
2014 3.9%
2015 3.0% -23.6%
2016 2.5% -17.1%
2017 2.4% -1.8%
2018 2.4% -2.1%
2019 2.5% +3.9%
2020 0.9% -65.1%
2021 1.0% +13.4%
2022 1.2% +22.7%
2023 0.7% -41.9%
2024 2.1% +201.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.8% 2.4% 3.9% 6
2020s 1.2% 0.7% 2.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama?
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Panama was 2.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
How does Panama rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
Panama ranks 98th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 5,240 data points, 1972–2024
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.