Panama vs Small states: Transport services
Panama
51.6%
in 2025
Small states
29.6%
in 2025
Panama rank
8th
Small states rank
7th
Transport services over time
- Panama
- Small states
How they compare
Panama currently reports 51.6% against 29.6% in Small states, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 8th and Small states ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 37.9% | 21.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 31.7% | 23.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 28.9% | 19.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 27.4% | 28.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Panama or Small states?
- Panama, at 51.6% against 29.6% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Panama and Small states?
- 22.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Small states rank globally for transport services?
- Panama ranks 8th and Small states ranks 7th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.