Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Panama
Panama: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 60.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Panama, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Panama is 60.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Panama peaked at 89.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 1975.
Panama ranks 109th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 66.6% | — |
| 1963 | 63.9% | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 66.5% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 68.1% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 67.2% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 66.7% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 69.6% | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 68.1% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 66.7% | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 52.6% | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 49.8% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 56.3% | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.8% | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 60.0% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 61.3% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 62.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 60.2% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 62.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 71.4% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 70.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 73.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 77.6% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 60.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 90% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 60.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.2%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.1% | 63.9% | 68.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 61.5% | 49.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 57.8% | 71.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 71.0% | 77.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 66.0% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.5% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 59.2% | 78.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 20.06 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Panama?
- Manufactures imports in Panama was 60.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 1975.
- How does Panama rank for manufactures imports?
- Panama ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.