Panama vs Zambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Panama
10.37 billion current US$
in 2023
Zambia
10.12 billion current US$
in 2023
Panama rank
110th
Zambia rank
111th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Panama
  • Zambia
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B196019912023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 10.37 billion current US$ against 10.12 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 242.20 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Panama ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 209.89 million current US$ 355.65 million current US$ 145.76 million current US$ Zambia
1970s 639.72 million current US$ 631.20 million current US$ 8.52 million current US$ Panama
1980s 1.14 billion current US$ 816.09 million current US$ 323.75 million current US$ Panama
1990s 2.08 billion current US$ 818.80 million current US$ 1.26 billion current US$ Panama
2000s 3.71 billion current US$ 2.55 billion current US$ 1.16 billion current US$ Panama
2010s 9.06 billion current US$ 8.14 billion current US$ 922.20 million current US$ Panama
2020s 9.58 billion current US$ 7.90 billion current US$ 1.68 billion 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 Zambia?
Panama, at 10.37 billion current US$ against 10.12 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Panama and Zambia?
242.20 million current US$, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Panama ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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
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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.