Botswana vs Panama: External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth
Botswana
62.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama
78.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Botswana rank
17th
Panama rank
15th
External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth over time
- Botswana
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 78.89 % change on previous year against 62.99 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 15.9 % change on previous year.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Botswana ranks 17th and Panama ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -23.15 % change on previous year | -45.57 % change on previous year | 22.42 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | -16.98 % change on previous year | -47.36 % change on previous year | 30.38 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 125.9 % change on previous year | -42.99 % change on previous year | 168.89 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 50.91 % change on previous year | -14.45 % change on previous year | 65.36 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | -19.66 % change on previous year | -34.86 % change on previous year | 15.19 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | -89.13 % change on previous year | -25.01 % change on previous year | 64.12 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | -164 % change on previous year | 23.09 % change on previous year | 187.09 % 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 us$), annual growth, Botswana or Panama?
- Panama, at 78.89 % change on previous year against 62.99 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth between Botswana and Panama?
- 15.9 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Panama rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth?
- Botswana ranks 17th and Panama ranks 15th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current US$), 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 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.