Panama vs Puerto Rico: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Panama
0.3932 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.4358 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama rank
177th
Puerto Rico rank
174th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.4358 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3932 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0426 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 177th and Puerto Rico ranks 174th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5811 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5115 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0696 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.6931 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5546 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1385 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.5525 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5025 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.7688 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.446 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3228 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.6969 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4559 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2411 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.5816 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4381 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1435 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.3969 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4441 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Panama or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.4358 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3932 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0426 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 177th and Puerto Rico ranks 174th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.