Panama vs Qatar: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Panama
- Qatar
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.6% against 11.6% in Qatar, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 136th and Qatar ranks 137th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 2.6% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 13.9% | 4.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.8% | 5.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 10.1% | 3.6% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Panama or Qatar?
- Panama, at 12.6% against 11.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Panama and Qatar?
- 1.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Qatar rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Panama ranks 136th and Qatar ranks 137th 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.