The economy of Panama advanced 3.61 percent year-on-year in November 2019, following a 3.39 percent expansion in the previous month. Growth was mainly boosted by wholesale & retail trade; transport & communications, mainly due to operations in Panama Canal; public administration & financial intermediation; agriculture; utilities driven by thermal energy and natural gas; mining; and domestic services.

Leading Economic Index in Panama averaged 6.13 percent from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 15.69 percent in April of 2008 and a record low of -2.26 percent in August of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Panama Economic Activity Index YoY Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. source: INEC, Panama

Leading Economic Index in Panama is expected to be 4.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Leading Economic Index in Panama to stand at 5.30 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Panama Economic Activity Index YoY Change is projected to trend around 5.40 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

Ok
Trading Economics members can view, download and compare data from nearly 200 countries, including more than 20 million economic indicators, exchange rates, government bond yields, stock indexes and commodity prices.

The Trading Economics Application Programming Interface (API) provides direct access to our data. It allows API clients to download millions of rows of historical data, to query our real-time economic calendar, subscribe to updates and receive quotes for currencies, commodities, stocks and bonds.

API Features Documentation Interested? Click here to contact us
Please Paste this Code in your Website
width
height
 Preview
Panama Economic Activity Index YoY Change

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.61 3.39 15.69 -2.26 2007 - 2019 percent Monthly
2013=100

Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-10-21 09:00 PM Aug 3.20% 3.63% 4%
2019-11-20 11:15 PM Sep 3.98% 3.20% 3.4%
2019-12-20 11:00 PM Oct 3.39% 3.98% 4.4%
2020-01-21 05:00 PM Nov 3.61% 3.39% 3.5%
2020-02-24 08:00 PM Dec 3.61% 3.8%
Go to our Calendar for more events. Or learn more about the Calendar API for direct access.


News Stream
2019-12-20
Panama Economic Activity Climbs 3.4% YoY in October
The IMAE economic activity index of Panama advanced 3.39 percent year-on-year in October 2019, following a 3.98 percent expansion in the previous month. Growth was nudged by trade; transport, storage & communications; financial services; public administration; primary activity; construction; utilities; mining and domestic services. Considering the first ten months of the year, economic activity advanced 3.27 percent compared to the same period 2018.

2019-11-20
Panama Economic Activity Growth at Over 1-Year High
The IMAE economic activity index of Panama advanced 3.98 percent year-on-year in September 2019, accelerating from a 3.20 percent expansion in the previous month. It was the strongest growth in economic activity since April last year, boosted by trade; transport, storage & communications; financial services; public administration; primary activity; construction; utilities; mining and domestic services. Considering the first nine months of the year, economic activity advanced 3.25 percent compared to the same period 2018.

2019-10-21
Panama Economic Activity Growth Slows in August
The IMAE economic activity index of Panama advanced 3.20 percent year-on-year in August 2019, slowing from a 3.63 percent expansion in the previous month. Growth was boosted by transport, storage & communications; financial services; public administration; primary activity, construction, utilities, and mining. In contrast, a slowdown in trade was driven by lower activity in the Zona Libre de Colon region. Considering the first eight months of the year, economic activity advanced 3.16 percent, compared to 3.09 percent in the same period of last year.

2019-09-20
Panama Economic Activity at 5-Month High
The IMAE economic activity index of Panama increased 3.63 percent year-on-year in July 2019, following a 2.95 percent rise in the previous month. It was the strongest expansion in the economic activity in five months, driven by the primary sector; transport, storage & communications; financial services; public administration; mining; construction, and utilities. In contrast, retail and restaurant & hotel services grew at softer rates. In the seven months of the year, economic activity advanced 3.16 percent compared to 3.04 percent in the same period of last year.


Panama Economic Activity Index YoY Change
In Panama, the Monthly Economic Activity Index - IMAE - estimates the activity of the different economic sectors in a given month, anticipating future movements in GDP. It aggregates the 14 different sectors included in the GDP calculation: agriculture, livestock, hunting and forestry; fishing; mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity and water supply; construction; wholesale and retail trade; hotels and restaurants; transport, storage, and communications; financial services; real estate; education; health and social services and public administration. The index has a base value of 100 as of 1996. .