Import unit value index in Panama
Panama: Import unit value index was 126.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import 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
In 2024, import unit value index in Panama stood at 126.8 2015 = 100.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Panama peaked at 134.4 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.2 2015 = 100, in 1982.
That places Panama 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Panama, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 53.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1982 | 50.2 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 50.9 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 50.9 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.2 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 53.8 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 59.6 2015 = 100 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 61.8 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 64.7 2015 = 100 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 69.8 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 63.3 2015 = 100 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 67.6 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 64 2015 = 100 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 63.3 2015 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.5 2015 = 100 | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 71.8 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 72.4 2015 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 70.4 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 69.4 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 72.7 2015 = 100 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 70.7 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 71.4 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 80.7 2015 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 89 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9 2015 = 100 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 91.5 2015 = 100 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 106.2 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 103 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 107 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 105 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 108.3 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 115.9 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 134.4 2015 = 100 | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 129.4 2015 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 126.8 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 126.8 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127.4 2015 = 100, 100% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Panama's 126.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125.95 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.1 2015 = 100 | 50.2 2015 = 100 | 64.7 2015 = 100 | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.55 2015 = 100 | 63.3 2015 = 100 | 73.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.87 2015 = 100 | 70.7 2015 = 100 | 97.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.08 2015 = 100 | 96.1 2015 = 100 | 107 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.96 2015 = 100 | 108.3 2015 = 100 | 134.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 106 Northern Mariana Islands 127.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 107 Mauritania 127 2015 = 100 compare
- 108 North Macedonia 126.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 109 Bangladesh 126.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 111 Oman 126.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 126.7 2015 = 100 compare
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 import unit value index in Panama?
- Import unit value index in Panama was 126.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 134.4 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2 2015 = 100 in 1982.
- How does Panama rank for import unit value index?
- Panama ranks 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import 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, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.