OECD members vs Panama: Transport services
OECD members
18.0%
in 2025
Panama
46.7%
in 2025
OECD members rank
44th
Panama rank
46th
Transport services over time
- OECD members
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 46.7% against 18.0% in OECD members, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 44th 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 | OECD members | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 59.1% | 15.9% | Panama |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 63.7% | 26.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 66.3% | 36.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 54.4% | 29.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 46.0% | 24.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 48.6% | 28.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, OECD members or Panama?
- Panama, at 46.7% against 18.0% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between OECD members and Panama?
- 28.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Panama rank globally for transport services?
- OECD members ranks 44th 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.