Net barter terms of trade index in Panama
Panama: Net barter terms of trade index was 86.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net barter terms of trade index in Panama, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net barter terms of trade index in Panama is 86.4 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Panama peaked at 109 2015 = 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 84.7 2015 = 100, in 2022.
Panama ranks 180th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Panama, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 109 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 105.9 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 104.9 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 100.2 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 105 2015 = 100 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 103 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 101.1 2015 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.6 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 102.7 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 94.7 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 93.4 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.5 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 86.1 2015 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 86.4 2015 = 100 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105 2015 = 100 | 100.2 2015 = 100 | 109 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.66 2015 = 100 | 93.4 2015 = 100 | 103 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.84 2015 = 100 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | 93.5 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 net barter terms of trade index in Panama?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Panama was 86.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 109 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Panama ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.