Iran vs Panama: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

Iran
0.1153 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Panama
0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Iran rank
194th
Panama rank
191st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit over time

  • Iran
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Iran ranks 194th and Panama ranks 191st of 202 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0829 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1970s 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1131 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1990s 0.1564 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2000s 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2010s 0.116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2020s 0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.134 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Iran or Panama?
Panama, at 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Iran and Panama?
0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Panama?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iran and Panama rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Iran ranks 194th and Panama ranks 191st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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