Panama vs Philippines: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Panama
0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Philippines
0.2899 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama rank
121st
Philippines rank
119th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Panama
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.2899 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 121st and Philippines ranks 119th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.4099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.4511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.3248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 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$), per unit of gdp, Panama or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.2899 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Panama and Philippines?
- 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Philippines rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 121st and Philippines ranks 119th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.