Panama (PAN) and Bolivia (BOL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Panama-Bolivia Trade: In 2022, Panama exported $5.04M to Bolivia. The main products that Panama exported to Bolivia were Hard Liquor ($1.28M), Refined Petroleum ($1.19M), and Video Recording Equipment ($260k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Bolivia have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.2%, from $16.6M in 2017 to $5.04M in 2022.

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

Bolivia-Panama Trade: In 2022, Bolivia exported $7.91M to Panama. The main products that Bolivia exported to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($7.51M), Precious Metal Scraps ($106k), and Stone Processing Machines ($70k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bolivia to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 0.87%, from $7.44M in 2017 to $7.91M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Panama ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.17), and 119 in total exports ($6.62B). That same year, Bolivia ranked 106 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 93 in total exports ($13.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Panama exported $5.04M to Bolivia. The main products exported from Panama to Bolivia were Hard Liquor ($1.28M), Refined Petroleum ($1.19M), and Video Recording Equipment ($260k). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Bolivia have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.2%, from $16.6M in 2017 to $5.04M in 2022.

In 2017, Bolivia exported $7.91M to Panama. The main products exported from Bolivia to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($7.51M), Precious Metal Scraps ($106k), and Stone Processing Machines ($70k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bolivia to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 0.87%, from $7.44M in 2022 to $7.91M in 2017.

Exports from Panama () to Bolivia () (2022)

Exports from Bolivia () to Panama () (2022)

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Trade between Panama () and Bolivia ()

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Panama
Top DestinationChina$1.14B

Bolivia
Top DestinationIndia$2.27B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Panama than Bolivia included China ($1.14B), Thailand ($295M), and Costa Rica ($242M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bolivia than Panama included India ($2.27B), Brazil ($1.89B), and Argentina ($1.76B).

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - Bolivia

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

During 2022, Panama had a large net trade with Bolivia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.39M), Mineral Products ($1.19M), and Machines ($578k).

During 2017, Bolivia had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Mineral Products ($7.55M), Machines ($116k), and Precious Metals ($106k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Panama Bolivia+$1.32MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Bolivia Panama+$2.78MRefined 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 Panama and Bolivia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Panama indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bolivia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Bolivia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Panama.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Panama () to Bolivia () (2022)

Exports from Bolivia () to Panama () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Panama () and Bolivia ()

Panama Exports

Bolivia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - Bolivia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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