Panama vs World: Transport services
Panama
46.0%
in 2025
World
19.0%
in 2025
Panama rank
42nd
World rank
39th
Transport services over time
- Panama
- World
How they compare
Panama currently reports 46.0% against 19.0% in World, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 42nd and World ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.4% | 33.1% | 27.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 29.7% | 34.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 25.6% | 27.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 22.0% | 23.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 20.9% | 26.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Panama or World?
- Panama, at 46.0% against 19.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Panama and World?
- 27.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and World rank globally for transport services?
- Panama ranks 42nd and World ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.