Colombia vs Panama

Colombia vs Panama: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 5.1% a year in Colombia and -0.1% a year in Panama, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 5.3 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Colombia vs Panama: InflationInflation in 2025: 5.1% a year in Colombia and -0.1% a year in Panama, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 5.3 percentage points.
ColombiaPanamaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Colombia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Panama.
  • In 2025, Colombia ranked 37 and Panama ranked 170 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Colombia at 3% a year and Panama at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearColombiaPanama
20255.1-0.1
20246.60.7
202311.71.5
202210.22.9
20213.51.6
20202.5-1.6
20193.5-0.4
20183.20.8
20174.30.9
20167.50.7
201550.1
20142.92.6
201324
20123.25.7
20113.45.9
20102.33.5
20094.22.4
200878.8
20075.54.2
20064.32.5
200552.9
20045.90.5
20037.10.2
20026.40.9
200180.3
20009.21.4
199910.91.3
199818.70.6
199718.51.3
199620.81.4
199520.90.9
199422.91.3
199322.50.5
1992271.8
199130.31.5
199029.10.8
198925.90.1
198828.10.4
198723.31
198618.9-0.1
198523.91
198416.31.6
198319.52.1
198224.94.3
198127.47.3
198025.913.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearColombiaPanama
202661.8
20275.72.2
20283.92
20293.32
203032
203132

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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