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Panama · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

41st of 149 · 7th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedPanama's air transport, passengers carried rose from 519,900 in 1994 to 15.8M in 2023.19952000200520102015202005M10M15M20M15.8M

Panama's air transport, passengers carried rose from 519,900 in 1994 to 15.8M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

55th of 137 · 6th in Latin America
Air transport, freightPanama's air transport, freight rose from 7 in 1994 to 143.7 in 2023.199520002005201020152020050100150200143.7

Panama's air transport, freight rose from 7 in 1994 to 143.7 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

86th of 92 · 8th in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Panama's rail lines (total route-km) was 485 km in 1995 and 485 km in 2000.199519961997199819992000420440460480500520540485 km

Panama's rail lines (total route-km) was 485 km in 1995 and 485 km in 2000.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

23rd of 103 · 2nd in Latin America
Container port trafficPanama's container port traffic rose from 5.59M in 2010 to 9.57M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220245M6M7M8M9M10M9.57M

Panama's container port traffic rose from 5.59M in 2010 to 9.57M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

29th of 165 · 1st in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexPanama's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 26.4 in 2006 to 51.6 in 2021.2010201520202030405051.6

Panama's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 26.4 in 2006 to 51.6 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

56th of 138 · 2nd in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallPanama's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.9 in 2007 to 3.1 in 2022.2010201520202.833.23.43.1

Panama's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.9 in 2007 to 3.1 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

149th of 215 · 36th in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Panama's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 76.7 % in 1995 to 96.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202075%80%85%90%95%100%96.0 %

Panama's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 76.7 % in 1995 to 96.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

83rd of 183 · 10th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryPanama's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.4 /100k in 2000 to 13.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201512131415161713.9 /100k

Panama's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.4 /100k in 2000 to 13.9 /100k in 2019.

No data available (2)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Panama.

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