GDP Growth Rate, Inflation Rate and Unemployment Rate
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Real GDP Growth (%)
2.2
4.2
7.5
6.9
8.1
Nominal GDP Growth (%)
3.9
5.4
9.6
9.2
10.4
Inflation Rate (%)
1.0
1.4
0.5
3.3
2.3
Real per capita GDP (US $)
3,821
3,909
4,129
4,338
4,611
Unemployment rate (%)
14.1
13.0
11.8
9.8
8.7
Government (As % of GDP)
(% of GDP)
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Revenue and Grants
24.1
22.2
21.1
22.4
25.0
Expenditures
22.5
23.4
22.5
24.9
24.5
Current expenditures
19.3
19.2
19.0
17.5
17.1
Capital expenditures
3.3
4.1
3.5
3.0
3.1
Fiscal defict
-2.0
-4.8
-4.9
-3.2
0.5
Public external debt
51.7
50.3
50.8
49.1
45.6
(P) = Preliminar Figures
Available Structures (2008)
Social Security
Population protected by social security
2,400,000
New registration of insured people
550,000
Amount and number of professional risk subsidies
Amount:
US$5,509,046
Number
9,536
Health
Health infrastructures in the Republic of Panama
918
Hospitals
41
Health Institutions and Clinics
598
Centers and health outposts
183
Health staff practicing in the Republic of Panama
(Including physicians, odontologists, nurses, assistant nurses, X-Ray technicians, laboratory technicians.)
17,291
Educational Structure
Budget assigned to education
US$ 9,763 MM
3.2% of GDP
Illiteracy
2.0% - urban
16.0 - rural
Credits to higher education
1,490
At national level
1,223
At international level
267
Scholarships granted (2007)
43,305
At national level (2008)
42,973
At international level (2007)
332
Technical formation registered
13,807
Registered universities
62
Enrollment at national level
Elementary
436,945
High School
248,299
University
130,026
Enrollment at private universities (2008)
48,000
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