Panama vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Panama
5,636 current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,871 current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama rank
75th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Panama
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,871 current US$ per person against 5,636 current US$ per person in Panama, a difference of 1,235 current US$ per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 154.7 current US$ per person 150.71 current US$ per person 3.99 current US$ per person Panama
1970s 414.68 current US$ per person 1,554 current US$ per person 1,140 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 608.22 current US$ per person 3,788 current US$ per person 3,180 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 917.5 current US$ per person 2,183 current US$ per person 1,265 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 2,345 current US$ per person 2,920 current US$ per person 574.72 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 5,668 current US$ per person 5,224 current US$ per person 443.78 current US$ per person Panama
2020s 5,676 current US$ per person 5,808 current US$ per person 131.97 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Panama or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 6,871 current US$ per person against 5,636 current US$ per person in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Panama and Saudi Arabia?
1,235 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Panama and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Panama ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.