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$), per capita over time
- Panama
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,871 current US$ 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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About this data
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.