Iceland vs Panama: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iceland
0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
123rd
Panama rank
121st

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 123rd and Panama ranks 121st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1970s 0.289 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.2756 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1990s 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2000s 0.286 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2010s 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1592 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2020s 0.2938 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3248 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iceland or Panama?
Panama, at 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Panama?
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Panama?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Panama rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iceland ranks 123rd and Panama ranks 121st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.