Export unit value index in Panama
Panama: Export unit value index was 109.6 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Panama, 1981–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Panama recorded 109.6 2015 = 100 for export unit value index in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Panama peaked at 113.8 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.9 2015 = 100, in 1982.
That places Panama 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Export unit value index in Panama, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1982 | 50.9 2015 = 100 | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 54.3 2015 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 53.4 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 60.2 2015 = 100 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 62.8 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 61.9 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 57.7 2015 = 100 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 56.8 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 56 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 61.1 2015 = 100 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 82.3 2015 = 100 | +34.7% |
| 1993 | 79.7 2015 = 100 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 81.4 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 88 2015 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 88.3 2015 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.6 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 85.9 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 84.8 2015 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.9 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 85.4 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 88 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 89.8 2015 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 93.4 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 98 2015 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 105.9 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 107.4 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 98 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 99.9 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 108.4 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 113.8 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 111.4 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 109.6 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 109.6 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 136.3 2015 = 100, 80% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Panama's 109.6 2015 = 100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 126.6 2015 = 100, 87% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit value index in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +34.7% | 61.1 2015 = 100 | 82.3 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.49 2015 = 100 | 50.9 2015 = 100 | 62.8 2015 = 100 | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.49 2015 = 100 | 56 2015 = 100 | 88.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.76 2015 = 100 | 82.9 2015 = 100 | 98 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.65 2015 = 100 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | 107.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.9 2015 = 100 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | 113.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in Panama?
- Export unit value index in Panama was 109.6 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 113.8 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9 2015 = 100 in 1982.
- How does Panama rank for export unit value index?
- Panama ranks 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.