Panama
PAN Latin America and the CaribbeanState of play
A Central American republic whose economy is built around the Panama Canal and an extensive open ship registry, one of the world's largest by tonnage.
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GDP growth4.35% per year · 2025▲ 58.3% vs previous
Military expenditure0.97% of GDP · 1999▲ 2.4% vs previous
Net energy imports171.2% of use · 2022▲ 12.1% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness83.7% of GDP · 2024▼ 5.29% vs previous
Population4.6Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.23% vs previous
Displaced from here3.4Kpeople · 2025▲ 13.8% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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