Panama — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Panama, 1990–2024.
Electricity access for Panama was 96.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 97.00% in 2023. The lowest was 70.19% in 1990 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.93% per year.
Panama ranks 149 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Panama sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 36 of 42 economies; Grenada (95.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 2003. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 75 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 94th of 97 in 1990 → 135th of 211 in 2000 → 144th of 215 in 2010 → 150th of 215 in 2020 → 149th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96% | -1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 97% | +2.0 pp |
| 2022 | 95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 87% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -4.4 pp |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +5.7 pp |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 79.89% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 79.09% | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 78.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 77.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 76.69% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 75.88% | +0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 75.07% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 74.26% | +0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 73.44% | +3.3 pp |
| 1990 | 70.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Panama’s Electricity access in 1991?
73.44% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Panama’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +36.8% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 96%; 2023: 97%; 2022: 95%; 2021: 95.3%; 2020: 95.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.