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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants. Before the arrival of Spanish colonists in the 16th century, Panama was inhabited by a number of different indigenous tribes. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. The 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties agreed to transfer the canal from the United States to Panama on December 31, 1999. The surrounding territory was returned first, in 1979. Revenue from canal tolls has continued to represent a significant portion ... [More]
  • Last : 93,297.01-
  • High : 93,888.46-
  • Low : 91,719.39-
  • Max Fluctuation : 1,005.34-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.78%-
  • Open : 93,870.29-
  • Time : 19:24:23-
  • Yesterday : 93,786.75-
  • Change % : 0.52%-
  • Change : 489.74-
  • Last : 3,324.65 (PAB)
  • High : 3,366.75-
  • Low : 3,285.87-
  • Max Fluctuation : 30.22-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.97%-
  • Open : 3,288.34-
  • Time : 19:25:04-
  • Yesterday : 3,288.34-
  • Change % : 1.1%-
  • Change : 36.31-
  • Last : 62.5 (PAB)
  • High : 63.28-
  • Low : 62.14-
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.67-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.39%-
  • Open : 62.29-
  • Time : 19:24:11-
  • Yesterday : 62.41-
  • Change % : 0.14%-
  • Change : 0.09-
  • Last : 0.8808 (PAB)
  • High : 0.8841-
  • Low : 0.8778-
  • Max Fluctuation : --
  • Max Fluctuation % : --
  • Open : 0.8841-
  • Time : 19:25:02-
  • Yesterday : 0.8841-
  • Change % : 0.37%-
  • Change : 0.0033-

Panama Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
SGD/PAB Ask 0.7798 0.7797 0.7734 0.7805 0.00 0.39% 2025/04/24 Time 19:22
PLN/PAB Ask 0.2722 - 0.2691 0.2728 0.00 0.74% 2025/04/24 Time 19:22
SEK/PAB Ask 0.1065 0.1064 0.105 0.1069 0.00 0.95% 2025/04/24 Time 19:22
MXN/PAB Ask 0.0522 - 0.0518 0.0523 0.00 0.38% 2025/04/24 Time 19:22
CHF/PAB Ask 1.2363 1.2362 1.2264 1.2398 0.00 0.33% 2025/04/24 Time 19:21
NZD/PAB Ask 0.6124 - 0.6048 0.6128 0.00 0.64% 2025/04/24 Time 19:21

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-1065429 25 Feb -1087719 PAB Thousand
CPI Housing Utilities
106 25 Mar 107 points
CPI Transportation
112 25 Mar 112 points
Capital Flows
-383 24 Dec 528 PAB Million
Car Registrations
1008 25 Feb 862 Units
Consumer Price Index CPI
110 25 Mar 110 points
Corporate Tax Rate
25 25 Dec 25 percent
Corruption Index
33 24 Dec 35 Points
Corruption Rank
114 24 Dec 108
Credit Rating
53 25 Apr
Currency
1 25 Apr 1
Current Account
433 24 Dec 741 PAB Million
Current Account to GDP
-0.4 24 Dec -4.5 percent of GDP
Exports
77808 25 Feb 76870 PAB Thousand
External Debt to GDP
47.9 23 Dec 54 percent of GDP
Food Inflation
2.59 25 Mar 2.04 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
415 24 Dec 716 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth
7.3 23 Dec 10.8 percent
GDP
83.32 23 Dec 76.28 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
2 24 Sep 2.5 percent
GDP Constant Prices
20162 24 Sep 18248 PAB Million
GDP per Capita
16873 23 Dec 15917 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
35864 23 Dec 33833 USD
Gasoline Prices
1.09 23 Sep 1.11 USD/Liter
Government Budget
-3.74 23 Dec -4.11 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP
52.39 23 Dec 53.68 percent of GDP
Imports
1143237 25 Feb 1164589 PAB Thousand
Inflation Rate
-0.41 25 Mar -0.14 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.08 25 Mar 0.38 percent
Leading Economic Index
5.04 25 Feb 6.69 percent
Military Expenditure
0 23 Dec 0 USD Million
Minimum Wages
3.08 25 Jan 3.08 PAB/Hour
Personal Income Tax Rate
25 25 Dec 25 percent
Population
4.46 23 Dec 4.4 Million
Remittances
119327 24 Dec 115972 PAB Thousand
Stock Market
487 25 Apr 487 points
Terrorism Index
0 24 Dec 0 Points
Unemployment Rate
7.7 23 Dec 10.3 percent
Wages
1288 23 Dec 1275 PAB/Month
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade -1065429 -1213080 -1253500 -1260000 -1260000 PAB Thousand
CPI Housing Utilities 106 110 110 108 108 points
CPI Transportation 112 111 117 117 111 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 110 112.36 111.86 111.56 112.38 points
Currency 1 1 1 1 1.01
Current Account to GDP -0.4 -3.1 -2.6 -1.8 percent of GDP
Exports 77808 85420 75000 90000 90000 PAB Thousand
Food Inflation 2.59 1.8 1.8 2.5 2 percent
Full Year GDP Growth 7.3 4 percent
GDP 83.32 86.65 90.29 93.9 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2 3.8 3.8 4 4.2 percent
GDP Constant Prices 20162 18941 20928 20968 21008 PAB Million
GDP per Capita 16873 17548 18285 19016 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 35864 37298 38865 40420 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 1.09 1.1 1.11 1.11 1.12 USD/Liter
Government Debt to GDP 52.39 52 51 50 percent of GDP
Imports 1143237 1298500 1328500 1350000 1350000 PAB Thousand
Inflation Rate -0.41 1.6 2 1.7 1.7 percent
Population 4.46 4.6 4.69 4.8 Million Million
Stock Market 487 482 481 479 477 points
Unemployment Rate 7.7 6.9 percent