Panama vs Zambia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Panama
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 25.0% against 23.5% in Panama, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.
Panama ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 3.5% | 3.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.6% | 2.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.6% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 25.0% | 4.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Panama or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 25.0% against 23.5% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Panama and Zambia?
- 1.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Panama ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 90th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.