East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Panama: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
6.0%
in 2023
Panama
26.5%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
13th
Panama rank
11th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 26.5% against 6.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 20.5%.

That makes Panama's figure about 4.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Panama ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 4.5% 4.0% Panama
1970s 1.0% 20.6% 19.6% Panama
1980s 2.3% 22.4% 20.2% Panama
1990s 1.5% 22.6% 21.1% Panama
2000s 2.6% 27.9% 25.3% Panama
2010s 4.3% 24.8% 20.6% Panama
2020s 5.5% 26.2% 20.8% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Panama?
Panama, at 26.5% against 6.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Panama?
20.5%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Panama?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Panama rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Panama ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.