Chile vs Panama: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Chile
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.6% against 11.3% in Chile, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 139th and Panama ranks 136th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 12.2% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 18.1% | 3.9% | Panama |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.3% | 4.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 0.9% | Chile |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 7.5% | 6.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Chile or Panama?
- Panama, at 12.6% against 11.3% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Chile and Panama?
- 1.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Panama?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Panama rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Chile ranks 139th and Panama ranks 136th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.