Panama - Expense

Expense (current LCU)

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
2014 6,639,901,000
2015 7,807,173,000
2016 8,184,284,000
2017 8,968,428,000
2018 9,149,719,000

Expense (% of GDP)

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2014 13.30
2015 14.43
2016 14.13
2017 14.42
2018 14.09

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance