Food exports in Panama
Panama: Food exports was 73.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Panama, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Panama recorded 73.6% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 323.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Panama peaked at 85.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2021.
Panama ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Food exports in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 60.6% | — |
| 1963 | 48.3% | -20.3% |
| 1964 | 55.9% | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 62.8% | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 64.3% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 70.4% | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 76.5% | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 73.8% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 78.0% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 75.5% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 50.6% | -32.9% |
| 1975 | 49.9% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 62.0% | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 65.8% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 63.4% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 70.7% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 63.8% | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 76.5% | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 82.8% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -72.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +323.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.1% | 48.3% | 76.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 65.7% | 49.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 63.8% | 82.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 71.2% | 75.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 76.5% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 55.2% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 14.4% | 73.6% | 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,636 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Panama?
- Food exports in Panama was 73.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for food exports?
- Panama ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.