Nicaragua vs Panama: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Panama ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 138th and Panama ranks 137th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 25.3% | 25.3% | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 26.7% | 26.3% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 12.2% | 11.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 4.9% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for fuel exports?
- Nicaragua ranks 138th and Panama ranks 137th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.