Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita in Panama
Panama: Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Panama recorded 96.0% for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs. gdp per capita in Panama peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1990.
That places Panama 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.2% | — |
| 1991 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 96.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Panama's 96.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 70.2% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 86.8% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity vs. gdp per capita in Panama?
- Access to electricity vs. gdp per capita in Panama was 96.0% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for access to electricity vs. gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.