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Panama - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.57

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

1.57 (2022)

Global rank

##66 of 77 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2019

1.38×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67201720222025#68#662020 overtook Indonesia2021 overtook Guatemala
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Panama climbed from #68 to #66 (overtook Indonesia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Panama ↓

Key Events — Panama

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2019-2022

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
201920221.141.622.092.57
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