Panama — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Panama, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Panama was 72.77% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Panama ranks 123 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 80.01%, so Panama sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 62%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 26 of 37 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (72.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 634% in 1995. That is 19% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 121st of 201 in 1990 → 64th of 195 in 2000 → 80th of 200 in 2010 → 109th of 183 in 2020 → 113th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.77% | +4.2 pp |
| 2023 | 68.55% | +1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 67.28% | +1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 66.04% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 64.82% | +1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 63.63% | +1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 61.81% | +1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 59.95% | +6.0 pp |
| 2016 | 54% | +2.8 pp |
| 2015 | 51.21% | +6.3 pp |
| 2014 | 44.92% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 44.03% | +3.7 pp |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 42.7% | +2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 39.08% | +5.3 pp |
| 2008 | 33.82% | +11.5 pp |
| 2007 | 22.29% | +4.9 pp |
| 2006 | 17.35% | +5.9 pp |
| 2005 | 11.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 11.14% | +1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 9.99% | +1.5 pp |
| 2002 | 8.52% | +1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 7.27% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 6.55% | +2.7 pp |
| 1999 | 3.84% | +1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.75% | +2.2 pp |
| 1997 | 0.54% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 0.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.01% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Panama’s Internet users in 1994?
0.01% (1994). 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.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.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: 72.77%; 2023: 68.55%; 2022: 67.28%; 2021: 66.04%; 2020: 64.82%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% 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.