Panama vs Uganda: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Panama
10.37 billion current US$
in 2023
Uganda
11.50 billion current US$
in 2023
Panama rank
110th
Uganda rank
108th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Panama
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 11.50 billion current US$ against 10.37 billion current US$ in Panama, a difference of 1.13 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 110th and Uganda ranks 108th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 174.77 million current US$ 88.17 million current US$ 86.60 million current US$ Panama
1970s 639.72 million current US$ 184.09 million current US$ 455.64 million current US$ Panama
1980s 1.14 billion current US$ 341.13 million current US$ 798.71 million current US$ Panama
1990s 2.08 billion current US$ 655.63 million current US$ 1.42 billion current US$ Panama
2000s 3.71 billion current US$ 2.30 billion current US$ 1.42 billion current US$ Panama
2010s 9.06 billion current US$ 5.79 billion current US$ 3.27 billion current US$ Panama
2020s 9.58 billion current US$ 9.46 billion current US$ 114.33 million current US$ Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Panama or Uganda?
Uganda, at 11.50 billion current US$ against 10.37 billion current US$ in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Panama and Uganda?
1.13 billion current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Panama ranks 110th and Uganda ranks 108th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.