Panama Total Imports Growth

2001 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Panama Total Imports Growth

  • Panama Total Imports dropped 1.9 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 3.8 % YoY in the previous month
  • Panama Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 5.9 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 100.1 % in May 2021 and a record low of -55.2 % in May 2020

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The National Institute of Statistics and Census provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Panama Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Panama Total Imports recorded 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2024
  • Total Exports reached 145.2 USD mn in Feb 2023, which registered an increase of 20.8 % year on year
  • Panama Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2024

View Panama's Total Imports Growth from Jan 2001 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

Panama Total Imports Growth

What was Panama's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2024?

Panama Total Imports dropped 1.9 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 3.8 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-1.9 Dec 2024 3.8 Nov 2024 -55.2 May 2020 100.1 May 2021 % monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) 25.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2025
Armenia (%) -33.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Australia (%) 9.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -3.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 79.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Bahrain (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 23.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2024
Belarus (%) 5.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Belgium (%) -8.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (%) -28.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Botswana (%) 18.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Brazil (%) 27.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Brunei (%) -10.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 19.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2024
Canada (%) 14.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Chile (%) 5.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 7.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 6.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Cyprus (%) 37.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 5.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 13.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 11.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2024
Estonia (%) 8.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Finland (%) -4.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
France (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Georgia (%) 45.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Germany (%) 8.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 9.5 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Greece (%) 4.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 8.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 36.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2025
India (%) 14.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Indonesia (%) -2.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Iran (%) 13.8 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ireland (%) -16.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2024
Israel (%) 25.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) 1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 15.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
Japan (%) 15.9 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 39.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) -12.1 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2024
South Korea (%) 0.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 16.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -20.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Laos (%) 4.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) -2.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) -4.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (%) 2.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) -10.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.3 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
North Macedonia (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Malawi (%) 24.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Malaysia (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 12.2 Dec 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 19.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Mexico (%) 6.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 4.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 11.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Montenegro (%) 4.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Morocco (%) 3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (%) -24.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 28.1 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (%) 5.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (%) 13.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Jan 2025
Nigeria (%) 62.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2025
Oman (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 9.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Panama (%) -1.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Peru (%) 15.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2024
Philippines (%) 10.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Poland (%) -4.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Portugal (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Romania (%) 3.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 5.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 27.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Serbia (%) 3.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 14.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 10.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
South Africa (%) 7.6 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Spain (%) 1.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 18.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Sudan (%) -12.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) 6.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (%) 28.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025

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Panama Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -6,416.100 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 693.973 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 53,655.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 61.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PAB bn) 23.007 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PAB bn) 59.883 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PAB bn) 21.105 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax: Direct: Total (PAB th) 487,361.403 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue: Tax (PAB th) 693,972.524 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Central Government Revenue: Current Revenue (PAB th) 2,942,813.523 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Public Debt: Domestic (USD mn) 9,460.795 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,059.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 145.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 20.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,067.531 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 329,464.345 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 10,079.101 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,144.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -1.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,071,085.390 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 333,744.579 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 13.974 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 172.879 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,072.958 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 166.517 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 1989 - Nov 2024
Exports: FOB: Prawn (PAB th) 11,096.530 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: FOB: Banana (PAB th) 19,938.525 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: FOB: Seafood Products (PAB th) 7,601.984 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Exports: FOB (PAB th) 84,431.775 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: FOB: Asia: Rest of Asia: China (PAB th) 1,072,958.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Exports: FOB: America: NAFTA: Mexico (PAB th) 30,335.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Exports: FOB: Raw Wood (PAB th) 7,428.13 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Exports: FOB: Waste & Scrap of Steel, Copper & Aluminum (PAB th) 6,147.94 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
Imports: CIF: Asia: Rest of Asia: Taiwan (PAB th) 48,718.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 115.979 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 91.522 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 52.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 824.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 726.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -361.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -361.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 44,194.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 167.4 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 59.0 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.904 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -78,418.321 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (PAB mn) 5,032.566 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (PAB mn) -2,297.497 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (PAB mn) 4,331.072 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (PAB mn) 0.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (PAB mn) -1,348.937 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (PAB mn) 1,446.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (PAB mn) -5,833.509 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (PAB mn) 824.140 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (PAB mn) 1,000.008 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (PAB mn) -1,502.437 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financing: Reserve Assets (PAB mn) -5.330 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Income (PAB mn) -1,297.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services (PAB mn) 3,683.629 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (PAB mn) 2.333 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (PAB mn) 2.333 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (PAB mn) 674.772 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (PAB mn) -361.598 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (PAB mn) -2,237.755 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (PAB mn) 924.830 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -78,418.321 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 103,227.647 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 181,645.968 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (PAB mn) 726.814 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,468.720 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,218.690 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 43,274.380 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,610.8 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1969 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.697 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1969 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 110,484.526 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 63,585.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.9 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 32,866.2 Dec 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 97,419.720 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.86 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 69.77 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M3 (PAB mn) 43,274.380 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
LC: National Banking System: Private Sector: Mortgage (PAB mn) 21,113.420 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024

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