Summary
- China → Panama
- $5.9billion
- Panama → China
- $81million
- China’s balance
- $5.8billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Panama
Trade between China and Panama grew 12-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 5.9
- Imports 0.1
- Balance +5.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $490 million | $8 million | $481 million |
| 1996 | $390 million | $2 million | $388 million |
| 1997 | $736 million | $2 million | $734 million |
| 1998 | $544 million | $6 million | $539 million |
| 1999 | $577 million | $3 million | $574 million |
| 2000 | $650 million | $2 million | $648 million |
| 2001 | $640 million | $4 million | $636 million |
| 2002 | $550 million | $5 million | $545 million |
| 2003 | $626 million | $30 million | $596 million |
| 2004 | $776 million | $16 million | $760 million |
| 2005 | $986 million | $23 million | $963 million |
| 2006 | $2.9 billion | $23 million | $2.9 billion |
| 2007 | $3.6 billion | $64 million | $3.5 billion |
| 2008 | $4 billion | $58 million | $4 billion |
| 2009 | $4.1 billion | $34 million | $4.1 billion |
| 2010 | $8.7 billion | $26 million | $8.6 billion |
| 2011 | $9.2 billion | $48 million | $9.1 billion |
| 2012 | $9.2 billion | $56 million | $9.1 billion |
| 2013 | $6.6 billion | $51 million | $6.5 billion |
| 2014 | $6.2 billion | $136 million | $6.1 billion |
| 2015 | $6.2 billion | $318 million | $5.9 billion |
| 2016 | $4.4 billion | $28 million | $4.3 billion |
| 2017 | $5.4 billion | $62 million | $5.3 billion |
| 2018 | $5.3 billion | $83 million | $5.3 billion |
| 2019 | $6 billion | $460 million | $5.5 billion |
| 2020 | $4.2 billion | $461 million | $3.7 billion |
| 2021 | $2.6 billion | $1.1 billion | $1.5 billion |
| 2022 | $4.5 billion | $1.1 billion | $3.4 billion |
| 2023 | $3.2 billion | $1.6 billion | $1.6 billion |
| 2024 | $5.9 billion | $81 million | $5.8 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Panama
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Panama sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Balboa is 8,916 nautical miles (16,513 km) long: ≈ 20.5–26.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Panama was China’s 83rd largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Panama’s largest (14%).
- Panama in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Panama’s rank among China’s partners
- 83rd
- China in Panama’s trade
- 14.3%
- China’s rank among Panama’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Panama
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.