Latin America & Caribbean vs Panama: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Latin America & Caribbean
20.7%
in 2023
Panama
46.2%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th
Panama rank
22nd

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 46.2% against 20.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 25.5%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Panama ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 0.1% 1.2% Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 3.5% 0.9% 2.7% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 6.1% 0.4% 5.7% Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 4.7% 0.9% 3.8% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 7.6% 2.8% 4.8% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 17.0% 15.4% 1.6% Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 21.1% 39.7% 18.6% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Latin America & Caribbean or Panama?
Panama, at 46.2% against 20.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?
25.5%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Panama rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Panama ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.