GDP Growth Rate, Inflation Rate and Unemployment Rate
Indicator
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Real GDP Growth (%)
7.5
7.2
8.5
12.1
10.7
2.4
Nominal GDP Growth (%)
9.6
9.2
10.8
15.5
17.1
6.0
Inflation Rate (%)
0.4
2.9
2.5
4.2
8.7
2.4
Real per capita GDP (US $)
4129.0
4349.6
4640.3
5115.4
5571.6
5615.1
Unemployment rate (%)
11.8
9.8
8.7
6.4
5.6
6.6
Government (As % of GDP)
(% of GDP)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Revenue and Grants
21.1
22.4
25.0
27.8
26.0
24.9
Expenditures
26.0
25.0
24.5
24.4
25.5
26.0
Current expenditures
22.5
22.0
21.4
19.4
18.6
18.8
Capital expenditures
3.5
3.0
3.1
4.9
7.0
7.2
Fiscal defict
-4.9
-3.2
0.5
3.5
0.4
-1.0
Public external debt
50.9
49.0
45.4
41.8
36.6
41.3
(P) = Preliminar Figures
Available Structures
Social Security
Population protected by social security
2008
2,651,510
New registration of insured people
2008
58,922
Active contributors
2008
939,971
Amount and number of professional risk subsidies
2008
Amount:
2008
US$ 6,226,388
Number
2008
9,415
Health
Health infrastructures in the Republic of Panama
2008
859
Hospitals
2008
61
Health Institutions and Clinics
2008
267
Centers and health outposts
2008
531
Health staff practicing in the Republic of Panama (Including physicians, odontologists, nurses, assistant nurses, X-Ray technicians, laboratory technicians.)