Colombia (COL) and Panama (PAN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Colombia-Panama Trade: In 2022, Colombia exported $5.84B to Panama. The main products that Colombia exported to Panama were Crude Petroleum ($5.23B), Refined Petroleum ($174M), and Coal Briquettes ($69.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 17.6%, from $2.6B in 2017 to $5.84B in 2022.

In 2022, Colombia did not export any services to Panama.

Panama-Colombia Trade: In 2022, Panama exported $62.4M to Colombia. The main products that Panama exported to Colombia were Refined Petroleum ($28.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($5.48M), and Scrap Iron ($3.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.5%, from $364M in 2017 to $62.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Panama did not export any services to Colombia.

Comparison: In 2022, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B). That same year, Panama ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.17), and 119 in total exports ($6.62B).

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In 2022, Colombia exported $5.84B to Panama. The main products exported from Colombia to Panama were Crude Petroleum ($5.23B), Refined Petroleum ($174M), and Coal Briquettes ($69.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 17.6%, from $2.6B in 2017 to $5.84B in 2022.

In 2017, Panama exported $62.4M to Colombia. The main products exported from Panama to Colombia were Refined Petroleum ($28.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($5.48M), and Scrap Iron ($3.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.5%, from $364M in 2022 to $62.4M in 2017.

Exports from Colombia () to Panama () (2022)

Exports from Panama () to Colombia () (2022)

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Trade between Colombia () and Panama ()

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Colombia
Top DestinationUnited States$15.6B

Panama
Top DestinationChina$1.14B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than Panama included United States ($15.6B), Netherlands ($3.67B), and Brazil ($2.39B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Panama than Colombia included Thailand ($295M), Bulgaria ($176M), and Japan ($785M).

Difference in imports from Panama () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Panama

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

During 2022, Colombia had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.48B), Chemical Products ($90.3M), and Machines ($44.9M).

During 2017, Panama had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Mineral Products ($29.3M), Chemical Products ($8.38M), and Metals ($7.56M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Colombia Panama+$183MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Panama Colombia+$17.3MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Colombia () to Panama () (2022)

Exports from Panama () to Colombia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Colombia () and Panama ()

Colombia Exports

Panama Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Panama () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Panama

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Colombia () and Panama () (2022)

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