Belize vs Panama: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Panama ahead.
Belize ranks 169th and Panama ranks 168th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Belize or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Belize and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Belize ranks 169th and Panama ranks 168th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.