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$119BCURRENT US$
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23.1%CURRENT US$
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$83.3BCURRENT US$
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77.5%CURRENT US$
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$6,610CURRENT US$
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8.19%CURRENT US$
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$18,686CURRENT US$
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52.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Ecuador-Panama Trade: In 2023, Ecuador exported $4.38B to Panama. The main products that Ecuador exported to Panama were Crude Petroleum ($3.95B), Refined Petroleum ($335M), and Animal Food ($17.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 32.5%, from $1.07B in 2018 to $4.38B in 2023.

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

Panama-Ecuador Trade: In 2023, Panama exported $88.8M to Ecuador. The main products that Panama exported to Ecuador were Refined Petroleum ($33.3M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($11.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%,  from $1.21B in 2018 to $88.8M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Ecuador ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 65 in total exports ($37.3B). 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, Ecuador exported $4.38B to Panama. The main products exported from Ecuador to Panama were Crude Petroleum ($3.95B), Refined Petroleum ($335M), and Animal Food ($17.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 32.5%, from $1.07B in 2018 to $4.38B in 2023.

In 2018, Panama exported $88.8M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Panama to Ecuador were Refined Petroleum ($33.3M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($11.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $1.21B in 2023 to $88.8M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$8.34B
Panama
Top Destination
China$1.62B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Panama included United States ($8.34B), China ($7.96B), and Peru ($1.15B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Panama than Ecuador included Thailand ($346M), Costa Rica ($307M), and Denmark ($239M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ecuador - Panama

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Ecuador had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.29B), Foodstuffs ($25.8M), and Machines ($16M).

During 2018, Panama had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Mineral Products ($33.3M), Animal Products ($14.4M), and Machines ($12.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Ecuador Panama+$25.8MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Panama Ecuador+$293kHard Liquor

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 Ecuador and Panama. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ecuador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Panama. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Panama indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ecuador.

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

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