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$2.17TCURRENT US$
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-12.1%CURRENT US$
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$83.3BCURRENT US$
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77.5%CURRENT US$
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$10,295CURRENT US$
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-17.4%CURRENT US$
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$18,686CURRENT US$
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52.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Brazil-Panama Trade: In 2023, Brazil exported $949M to Panama. The main products that Brazil exported to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($369M), Crude Petroleum ($180M), and Corn ($48.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 9.36%, from $607M in 2018 to $949M in 2023.

In 2023, Brazil did not export any services to Panama.

Panama-Brazil Trade: In 2023, Panama exported $14.4M to Brazil. The main products that Panama exported to Brazil were Scrap Aluminium ($7.64M), Scrap Copper ($1.24M), and Hand-Woven Rugs ($639k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Brazil have decreased at an annualized rate of 24%,  from $56.8M in 2018 to $14.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Panama did not export any services to Brazil.

Comparison: In 2023,  Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 22 in total exports ($355B). That same year, Panama ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 121 in total exports ($6.59B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Brazil exported $949M to Panama. The main products exported from Brazil to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($369M), Crude Petroleum ($180M), and Corn ($48.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 9.36%, from $607M in 2018 to $949M in 2023.

In 2018, Panama exported $14.4M to Brazil. The main products exported from Panama to Brazil were Scrap Aluminium ($7.64M), Scrap Copper ($1.24M), and Hand-Woven Rugs ($639k). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Brazil have decreased at an annualized rate of 24%, from $56.8M in 2023 to $14.4M in 2018.

Exports from Brazil (Flag) to Panama (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Panama (Flag) to Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Brazil
Top Destination
China$106B
Panama
Top Destination
China$1.62B

This map shows whether countries import more from Brazil or Panama. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Brazil and Panama or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Brazil than Panama included China ($106B), United States ($37B), and Argentina ($17.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Panama than Brazil included Gabon ($121M), Barbados ($48.4M), and British Indian Ocean Territory ($1.53M).

Difference in imports from Panama (Flag) and Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Brazil - Panama

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Brazil and Panama by product, considering products traded by both, Brazil and Panama.

During 2023, Brazil had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Mineral Products ($549M), Machines ($101M), and Vegetable Products ($70.4M).

During 2018, Panama had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Metals ($8.95M), Machines ($1.83M), and Textiles ($1.02M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Brazil Panama+$11.5MCars
Top Product Potential Panama Brazil+$346kMedical Instruments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Brazil and Panama. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Brazil indicates it has a comparative advantage over Panama. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Panama indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brazil.

Product Space of Brazil (Flag) and Panama (Flag) (2023)

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