Panama — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2024 · 75 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Panama, the government consumption reading stood at 11.5% of GDP in 2024. Against 11% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +0.47 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 11.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
202411.5 % of GDP
202311 % of GDP
202212.8 % of GDP
202113.7 % of GDP
202014.7 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2010
201911.1 % of GDP
201810.9 % of GDP
201710.9 % of GDP
201610.5 % of GDP
20159.86 % of GDP
20149.63 % of GDP
201310.3 % of GDP
201210.5 % of GDP
201111.5 % of GDP
201012.3 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.