Which has higher transport services, Guatemala or Panama?

Panama, at 46.0% against 45.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Panama?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Panama: Transport services

Guatemala

45.4%

in 2024

Panama

46.0%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

45th

Panama rank

42nd

Transport services over time

Guatemala
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 46.0% against 45.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.

Guatemala ranks 45th and Panama ranks 42nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41.7%	51.4%	9.7%	Panama
1980s	44.0%	60.8%	16.9%	Panama
1990s	44.5%	64.0%	19.5%	Panama
2000s	49.8%	52.5%	2.8%	Panama
2010s	42.3%	45.1%	2.8%	Panama
2020s	49.1%	48.2%	0.9%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Guatemala or Panama?: Panama, at 46.0% against 45.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Guatemala and Panama?: 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Panama?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Panama rank globally for transport services?: Guatemala ranks 45th and Panama ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit: % of service imports, BoP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.