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16%CURRENT US$
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$83.3BCURRENT US$
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77.5%CURRENT US$
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1.51%CURRENT US$
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$18,686CURRENT US$
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52.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Canada-Panama Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $503M to Panama. The main products that Canada exported to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($370M), Wheat ($14.7M), and Other Frozen Vegetables ($12.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 31.3%, from $129M in 2018 to $503M in 2023.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Panama worth $14.9M, with Communications services ($4.47M), Financial services ($4.47M), and Computer and information services ($4.47M) being the largest in terms of value.

Panama-Canada Trade: In 2023, Panama exported $20.3M to Canada. The main products that Panama exported to Canada were Bananas ($10.3M), Hard Liquor ($1.43M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($1.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%,  from $8.29M in 2018 to $20.3M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). 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, Canada exported $503M to Panama. The main products exported from Canada to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($370M), Wheat ($14.7M), and Other Frozen Vegetables ($12.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 31.3%, from $129M in 2018 to $503M in 2023.

In 2018, Panama exported $20.3M to Canada. The main products exported from Panama to Canada were Bananas ($10.3M), Hard Liquor ($1.43M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($1.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $8.29M in 2023 to $20.3M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B
Panama
Top Destination
China$1.62B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Panama included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Panama than Canada included Gabon ($121M), Aruba ($35M), and Costa Rica ($307M).

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

Comparative Advantage Canada - Panama

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Mineral Products ($370M), Vegetable Products ($29.7M), and Chemical Products ($27.2M).

During 2018, Panama had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Vegetable Products ($11.3M), Transportation ($1.78M), and Machines ($1.65M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Canada Panama+$48.2MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Panama Canada+$2.7MBananas

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

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

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