Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Panama
Panama: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 15.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Panama, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Panama recorded 15.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Panama peaked at 17.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2016.
Panama ranks 176th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17.3% | — |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +93.3% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 15.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 28% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 15.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 209.5%, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 20.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Panama?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Panama was 15.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Panama ranks 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.