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Panama — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1946–2031 · 86 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest combined government expenditure reading for Panama was 20.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 23.1% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −2.18 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 22.2% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2031

PeriodValue
203120.9 % of GDP
203020.7 % of GDP
202920.9 % of GDP
202821 % of GDP
202721.2 % of GDP
13 earlier values, back to 2014
202621.3 % of GDP
202520.9 % of GDP
202423.1 % of GDP
202321.4 % of GDP
202221.3 % of GDP
202123.7 % of GDP
202027 % of GDP
201920.5 % of GDP
201821.7 % of GDP
201721.1 % of GDP
201621.3 % of GDP
201521.4 % of GDP
201422.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.