Capital health expenditure in Panama

Panama: Capital health expenditure was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
6th
of 128 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Capital health expenditure in Panama, 2000–2023

0.250.50.7511.22000201120232000: 0.412 % of GDP2001: 0.433 % of GDP2002: 0.582 % of GDP2003: 0.259 % of GDP2004: 0.644 % of GDP2005: 0.437 % of GDP2006: 0.378 % of GDP2007: 0.407 % of GDP2008: 0.69 % of GDP2009: 0.886 % of GDP2010: 0.908 % of GDP2011: 0.878 % of GDP2012: 0.903 % of GDP2013: 1 % of GDP2014: 1.3 % of GDP2015: 1.3 % of GDP2016: 0.605 % of GDP2017: 0.72 % of GDP2018: 0.788 % of GDP2019: 0.783 % of GDP2020: 0.89 % of GDP2021: 0.86 % of GDP2022: 0.876 % of GDP2023: 0.926 % of GDP

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.9% for capital health expenditure in 2023.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Panama peaked at 1.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.

Panama ranks 6th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Capital health expenditure in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Panama, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of GDP Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% +5.1%
2002 0.6% +34.5%
2003 0.3% -55.5%
2004 0.6% +148.9%
2005 0.4% -32.2%
2006 0.4% -13.4%
2007 0.4% +7.6%
2008 0.7% +69.5%
2009 0.9% +28.5%
2010 0.9% +2.5%
2011 0.9% -3.3%
2012 0.9% +2.8%
2013 1.0% +11.3%
2014 1.3% +29.4%
2015 1.3% -0.1%
2016 0.6% -53.5%
2017 0.7% +19.0%
2018 0.8% +9.5%
2019 0.8% -0.7%
2020 0.9% +13.7%
2021 0.9% -3.3%
2022 0.9% +1.8%
2023 0.9% +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.6% 1.3% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 3 Naoero 1.2% compare
  2. 4 Togo 1.0% compare
  3. 5 Palau 1.0% compare
  4. 7 Colombia 0.9% compare
  5. 8 Senegal 0.8% compare
  6. 9 Burundi 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital health expenditure in Panama?
Capital health expenditure in Panama was 0.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
How does Panama rank for capital health expenditure?
Panama ranks 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,150 data points, 2000–2024
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.