Economic Indicators for Panama


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Current account balance-4.48-0.6212.22-13.38Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index127.50125.63127.5038.96
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )1.492.8616.27-1.55Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate6.916.9411.196.50%
Interest rates4.354.9112.050.35Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )87.8784.00108.1984.00
Human Capital Index0.500.510.530.50Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered13,048.0014,734.0030,203.0010,136.00Number
Time required to start a business6.006.0018.006.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse105.00105.00147.00105.00Days
Armed forces Personnel28,000.0028,000.0028,000.0011,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services46.4748.1288.9236.27Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services43.0645.5786.2932.43Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP8377832USD Billions
GDP Growth7.3210.8115.84-17.67Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.921.943.381.92Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.631.641.790.60Per 1,000 people
Labor force2,107,002.002,058,826.002,107,002.00925,190.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.428.3214.072.20Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.302.334.582.30Total
Population5552Thousands