North America vs Panama: Transport services
North America
17.6%
in 2025
Panama
46.7%
in 2025
North America rank
45th
Panama rank
46th
Transport services over time
- North America
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 46.7% against 17.6% in North America, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.7 times North America's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 45th and Panama ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 59.1% | 10.2% | Panama |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 63.7% | 24.2% | Panama |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 66.3% | 35.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 54.4% | 29.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 46.0% | 25.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 48.6% | 29.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, North America or Panama?
- Panama, at 46.7% against 17.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between North America and Panama?
- 29.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do North America and Panama rank globally for transport services?
- North America ranks 45th and Panama ranks 46th of 47 groups.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.