Industry (including construction), value added in Panama

Panama: Industry (including construction), value added was 24.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
24.9%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
90th
of 208 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 2019
All-time low
15.6%
in 2002
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Panama, 1970–2025

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Panama stood at 24.9%.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Panama peaked at 28.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2002.

That places Panama 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.3% 24.1% 27.6% 10
1980s 23.8% 20.8% 25.8% 10
1990s 20.2% 17.5% 22.7% 10
2000s 17.4% 15.6% 19.4% 10
2010s 24.8% 18.8% 28.4% 10
2020s 25.6% 23.4% 27.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Panama?
Industry (including construction), value added in Panama was 24.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2002.
How does Panama rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Panama ranks 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,347 data points, 1960–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.