Manufacturing, value added in Panama
Panama: Manufacturing, value added was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Panama, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.1% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Panama peaked at 13.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -22.5%, in 1988.
That places Panama 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | -3.6% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -22.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | -17.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -5.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | -1.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -20.1% | 11.0% | 6 |
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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 manufacturing, value added in Panama?
- Manufacturing, value added in Panama was 1.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.5% in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Panama ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.