Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Panama
Panama: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Panama recorded 82.1% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Panama peaked at 82.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 16th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.9% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 56.7% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 66.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.7% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 13 Madagascar 84.8% compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82.6% compare
- 15 Mozambique 82.3% compare
- 17 Chad 81.1% compare
- 18 Guinea 80.6% compare
- 19 Congo 80.0% compare
More social development data for Panama
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,694 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Panama?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Panama was 82.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Panama ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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