Botswana vs Panama: External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth
Botswana
63.16 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama
78.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Botswana rank
17th
Panama rank
16th
External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth over time
- Botswana
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 78.89 % change on previous year against 63.16 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 15.73 % change on previous year.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Botswana ranks 17th and Panama ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -23.23 % change on previous year | -45.57 % change on previous year | 22.34 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | -17.53 % change on previous year | -47.36 % change on previous year | 29.83 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 156.95 % change on previous year | -42.99 % change on previous year | 199.94 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 64.32 % change on previous year | -14.45 % change on previous year | 78.78 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | -17.57 % change on previous year | -34.86 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.63 % change on previous year | -38.9 % change on previous year | 45.53 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | -174.52 % change on previous year | 23.09 % change on previous year | 197.6 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth, Botswana or Panama?
- Panama, at 78.89 % change on previous year against 63.16 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth between Botswana and Panama?
- 15.73 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Panama rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth?
- Botswana ranks 17th and Panama ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.