Botswana vs Panama: Changes in inventories

Botswana
2.51 billion current LCU
in 2025
Panama
1.85 billion current LCU
in 2024
Botswana rank
79th
Panama rank
82nd

Changes in inventories over time

  • Botswana
  • Panama
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.51 billion current LCU against 1.85 billion current LCU in Panama, a difference of 656.62 million current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Panama ahead.

Botswana ranks 79th and Panama ranks 82nd of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 1.96 million current LCU 116.31 million current LCU 114.35 million current LCU Panama
1970s 23.73 million current LCU 335.71 million current LCU 311.98 million current LCU Panama
1980s -18.48 million current LCU 401.30 million current LCU 419.78 million current LCU Panama
1990s 220.22 million current LCU 893.83 million current LCU 673.60 million current LCU Panama
2000s 1.61 billion current LCU 1.22 billion current LCU 397.16 million current LCU Botswana
2010s 1.92 billion current LCU 1.86 billion current LCU 62.49 million current LCU Botswana
2020s 9.86 billion current LCU 2.81 billion current LCU 7.04 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Botswana or Panama?
Botswana, at 2.51 billion current LCU against 1.85 billion current LCU in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Botswana and Panama?
656.62 million current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Panama rank globally for changes in inventories?
Botswana ranks 79th and Panama ranks 82nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.