International tourism, expenditures in Panama
Panama: International tourism, expenditures was 601.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Panama, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Panama recorded 601.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
That represents a change of down 63.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Panama peaked at 1.62 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 181.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Panama ranks 85th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 227.60 million current US$ | 181.00 million current US$ | 259.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 359.20 million current US$ | 227.00 million current US$ | 560.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion current US$ | 575.00 million current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 601.00 million current US$ | 601.00 million current US$ | 601.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 20.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 46.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Panama?
- International tourism, expenditures in Panama was 601.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Panama rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.