External balance on goods and services in Panama
Panama: External balance on goods and services was 4.36 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4.36 billion current LCU for external balance on goods and services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.9% on the previous year and up 263.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Panama peaked at 4.36 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.67 billion current LCU, in 2014.
Panama ranks 58th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -31.82 million current LCU | -53.72 million current LCU | 6.75 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | -229.34 million current LCU | -517.32 million current LCU | -78.33 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -198.12 million current LCU | -477.57 million current LCU | 115.28 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -608.55 million current LCU | -1.26 billion current LCU | 314.50 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -396.50 million current LCU | -2.05 billion current LCU | 801.39 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.21 billion current LCU | -2.67 billion current LCU | -210,400 current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 billion current LCU | 1.97 billion current LCU | 4.36 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Panama
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -218.83 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -218.83 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.23 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.39 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 18,830 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 19,140 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 86.07 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Panama?
- External balance on goods and services in Panama was 4.36 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.67 billion current LCU in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.