Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 5.3% in annual terms in May, following a 5.6% rise in the prior month....
Inflation in Panama
Consumer price inflation in Panama averaged 0.9% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the Central America and Caribbean regional average of 3.2%. The 2024 average figure was 0.7%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Panama Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Panama from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Panama Inflation Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | - |
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Panamanian inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 16 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Panamanian inflation.
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