Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Panama
Panama: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 51.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Panama recorded 51.2% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Panama peaked at 67.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2023.
That places Panama 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.5% | — |
| 2001 | 63.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 59.3% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.7% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.2% | 55.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Panama?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Panama was 51.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Panama ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.