Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Panama
Panama: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 53.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Panama, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 53.5% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Panama peaked at 55.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2005.
Panama ranks 177th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.6% | — |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 53.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 86% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Panama's 53.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.3%, 77% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 44.6% | 52.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 52.8% | 55.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Panama?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Panama was 53.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Panama ranks 177th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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