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Panama Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Panama monthly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Panama

Overall Exports and Imports for Panama 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 3,367 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 14,521 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 480 products are exported to 94 countries and 3,672 products are imported from 106 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Panama along with trade value are:

  • Panama exported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 2,469,049.58 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama exported Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried , worth 148,852.24 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama exported Frozen shrimps and prawns , worth 59,176.82 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama exported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 52,283.13 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama exported Crude palm oil , worth 49,836.09 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Panama along with trade value are

  • Panama imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 2,694,798.61 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 546,308.69 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 281,876.59 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 244,847.76 (US$ Thousands).
  • Panama imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth 193,382.10 (US$ Thousands).

Panama top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Panama exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Panama exports to China worth US$ 1,316 million, with a partner share of 39.10 percent.
  2. Panama exports to Japan worth US$ 442 million, with a partner share of 13.14 percent.
  3. Panama exports to Korea, Rep. worth US$ 233 million, with a partner share of 6.92 percent.
  4. Panama exports to Spain worth US$ 205 million, with a partner share of 6.08 percent.
  5. Panama exports to India worth US$ 174 million, with a partner share of 5.17 percent.

The top five countries to which Panama imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Panama imports from Free Zones worth US$ 4,137 million, with a partner share of 28.49 percent.
  2. Panama imports from United States worth US$ 2,746 million, with a partner share of 18.91 percent.
  3. Panama imports from China worth US$ 1,762 million, with a partner share of 12.14 percent.
  4. Panama imports from Mexico worth US$ 625 million, with a partner share of 4.31 percent.
  5. Panama imports from Costa Rica worth US$ 498 million, with a partner share of 3.43 percent.

Panama Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Panama in 2023 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 260.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 5.88.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 6.31.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 4,405,919.68 and duty free tariff line items share is 35.04.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.08.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.08.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 46.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 1,211.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Panama World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Panama in 2023 are below

WDI

Panama Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Panama is 86.
  • The trade across border rank is 59.
Doing Business

Panama Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA),

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for is not available.
CPIA

PanamaLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Panama in 2016 is 3.34.
  • The LPI rank is 40.
LPI

Panama Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Panama is 47.80.
SPRD