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

Panama
0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Panama rank
121st
Syria rank
124th

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

  • Panama
  • Syria
0.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Panama ranks 121st and Syria ranks 124th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1970s 0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2475 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria
1990s 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria
2000s 0.4099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2010s 0.4511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3547 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0964 current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2020s 0.3155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Panama or Syria?
Panama, at 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Panama and Syria?
0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Panama and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Panama ranks 121st and Syria ranks 124th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.