Foreign direct investments as a share of GDP fell 160% to -0.040% in Panama in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Panama reached an all time high of 0.162% in 2006 and an all time low of -0.078% in 1988. When compared to Panama's main peers, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Colombia amounted to 0.028%, 0.034% in Costa Rica, 0.010% in Honduras and 0.059% in Nicaragua in 2020.
Panama has been ranked 159th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of foreign direct investments as a share of GDP, 129 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 0.027% | 0.014% | 0.014% | 0.053% | 0.039% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 0.036% | 0.041% | 0.033% | 0.041% | 0.037% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 0.040% | 0.049% | 0.044% | 0.034% | 0.043% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 0.052% | 0.045% | 0.048% | 0.048% | 0.042% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 0.021% | 0.020% | 0.020% | 0.016% | 0.026% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 0.019% | 0.013% | 0.014% | 0.013% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 0.063% | 0.053% | 0.041% | 0.060% | 0.038% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.031% | 0.036% | 0.029% | 0.031% | 0.023% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 0.076% | 0.074% | 0.075% | 0.064% | 0.040% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 0.095% | 0.091% | 0.066% | 0.081% | 0.066% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 0.039% | 0.035% | 0.035% | 0.026% | 0.021% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.028% | 0.025% | 0.020% | 0.010% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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