While we are not growing at the blistering pace we have seen over the last 7 years, the predicted rate for this year will be between 6 and 7 percent according to this Reuters article.

Panama’s economy grew 5.9 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2014, driven by construction activity and the service sector, the economy ministry said on Monday.

The government predicts that the Central American economy will grow by between six and seven percent in 2015. (Reporting by Elida Moreno; Editing by Dave Graham)