Public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama

Panama: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 4.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.27
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
77th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.54
in 2020
All-time low
3.68
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama, 2000–2023

02462000201120232000: 4.52001: 4.42002: 4.42003: 4.22004: 4.52005: 3.72006: 4.12007: 4.92008: 4.62009: 4.62010: 4.72011: 4.22012: 3.92013: 4.12014: 4.22015: 4.22016: 4.32017: 4.42018: 4.42019: 4.62020: 5.52021: 5.12022: 4.82023: 4.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Panama recorded 4.27 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama peaked at 5.54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.68, in 2005.

That places Panama 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 4.51
2001 4.39 -2.7%
2002 4.42 +0.8%
2003 4.16 -5.9%
2004 4.48 +7.7%
2005 3.68 -17.8%
2006 4.06 +10.3%
2007 4.85 +19.5%
2008 4.56 -6.1%
2009 4.65 +2.0%
2010 4.65 +0.1%
2011 4.24 -9.0%
2012 3.9 -7.8%
2013 4.08 +4.4%
2014 4.24 +3.9%
2015 4.22 -0.5%
2016 4.33 +2.8%
2017 4.41 +1.9%
2018 4.41 -0.1%
2019 4.62 +4.7%
2020 5.54 +20.1%
2021 5.08 -8.4%
2022 4.76 -6.2%
2023 4.27 -10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.38 3.68 4.85 10
2010s 4.31 3.9 4.65 10
2020s 4.91 4.27 5.54 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 74 Brazil 4.29 compare
  2. 75 North Macedonia 4.28 compare
  3. 76 Ukraine 4.28 compare
  4. 78 Greece 4.25 compare
  5. 79 Liechtenstein 3.95 compare
  6. 80 Switzerland 3.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Panama was 4.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 5.54 in 2020.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 3.68 in 2005.
How does Panama rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Panama ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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