Panama vs Tonga: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Panama
2,325 current US$ per person
in 2023
Tonga
2,462 current US$ per person
in 2023
Panama rank
114th
Tonga rank
111th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Panama
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 2,462 current US$ per person against 2,325 current US$ per person in Panama, a difference of 137 current US$ per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 114th and Tonga ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 552.83 current US$ per person 299.78 current US$ per person 253.05 current US$ per person Panama
1980s 531.59 current US$ per person 441.68 current US$ per person 89.9 current US$ per person Panama
1990s 760.26 current US$ per person 641.87 current US$ per person 118.39 current US$ per person Panama
2000s 1,115 current US$ per person 1,058 current US$ per person 56.39 current US$ per person Panama
2010s 2,300 current US$ per person 1,933 current US$ per person 367.6 current US$ per person Panama
2020s 2,185 current US$ per person 2,300 current US$ per person 115.23 current US$ per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Panama or Tonga?
Tonga, at 2,462 current US$ per person against 2,325 current US$ per person in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Panama and Tonga?
137 current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tonga?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Panama and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Panama ranks 114th and Tonga ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.