El Salvador vs Panama: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
El Salvador
2 rank
in 2024
Panama
2 rank
in 2024
El Salvador rank
72nd
Panama rank
72nd
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 rank against 2 rank in Panama, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 rank | 23 rank | 1 rank | Panama |
| 1960s | 49 rank | 56 rank | 7 rank | Panama |
| 1970s | 34.43 rank | 42.71 rank | 8.29 rank | Panama |
| 1990s | 30 rank | 32.71 rank | 2.71 rank | Panama |
| 2000s | 8.7 rank | 9.9 rank | 1.2 rank | Panama |
| 2010s | 2 rank | 2 rank | 0 rank | — |
| 2020s | 2 rank | 2 rank | 0 rank | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 2 rank against 2 rank in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0 rank, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.