Panama Imports 2023
Complete list of Panama's 134 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$42.05B
Total imports (2023)
#62
Global import rank
134
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Panama imported $42.05 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #62 largest importer. Goods came from 134 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 81.4% of total import value. The leading import was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $9.81 billion — 23.3% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
134 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $8.08B | 19.21% |
| 2 | China | $7.91B | 18.81% |
| 3 | Colombia | $4.67B | 11.10% |
| 4 | Ecuador | $4.46B | 10.61% |
| 5 | Japan | $3.83B | 9.10% |
| 6 | Spain | $2.40B | 5.70% |
| 7 | Brazil | $954.63M | 2.27% |
| 8 | Mexico | $669.17M | 1.59% |
| 9 | Germany | $627.74M | 1.49% |
| 10 | Costa Rica | $622.79M | 1.48% |
| 11 | Peru | $618.04M | 1.47% |
| 12 | Belgium | $603.47M | 1.43% |
| 13 | Canada | $521.09M | 1.24% |
| 14 | Guyana | $519.30M | 1.23% |
| 15 | Singapore | $480.12M | 1.14% |
| 16 | Italy | $408.84M | 0.97% |
| 17 | Türkiye | $339.99M | 0.81% |
| 18 | Guatemala | $324.54M | 0.77% |
| 19 | India | $306.00M | 0.73% |
| 20 | France | $302.39M | 0.72% |
| 21 | Rep. of Korea | $257.64M | 0.61% |
| 22 | Chile | $228.61M | 0.54% |
| 23 | Netherlands | $216.86M | 0.52% |
| 24 | Argentina | $206.04M | 0.49% |
| 25 | Switzerland | $198.19M | 0.47% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | $191.51M | 0.46% |
| 27 | Denmark | $182.85M | 0.43% |
| 28 | Thailand | $175.02M | 0.42% |
| 29 | Indonesia | $172.51M | 0.41% |
| 30 | El Salvador | $128.53M | 0.31% |
| 31 | Greece | $108.29M | 0.26% |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | $96.31M | 0.23% |
| 33 | Other Asia, nes | $92.70M | 0.22% |
| 34 | Nicaragua | $79.16M | 0.19% |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | $63.59M | 0.15% |
| 36 | Malaysia | $58.71M | 0.14% |
| 37 | Sweden | $58.46M | 0.14% |
| 38 | Australia | $58.19M | 0.14% |
| 39 | Uruguay | $55.04M | 0.13% |
| 40 | Dominican Rep. | $47.88M | 0.11% |
| 41 | Poland | $47.20M | 0.11% |
| 42 | Portugal | $46.00M | 0.11% |
| 43 | Viet Nam | $45.67M | 0.11% |
| 44 | Honduras | $44.22M | 0.11% |
| 45 | Ireland | $39.31M | 0.09% |
| 46 | South Africa | $36.99M | 0.09% |
| 47 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $36.93M | 0.09% |
| 48 | New Zealand | $34.45M | 0.08% |
| 49 | Russian Federation | $25.10M | 0.06% |
| 50 | Morocco | $24.13M | 0.06% |
| 51 | Austria | $23.57M | 0.06% |
| 52 | Jamaica | $21.01M | 0.05% |
| 53 | Finland | $20.88M | 0.05% |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | $19.88M | 0.05% |
| 55 | Hungary | $19.81M | 0.05% |
| 56 | Norway | $19.29M | 0.05% |
| 57 | Angola | $18.93M | 0.05% |
| 58 | Pakistan | $15.38M | 0.04% |
| 59 | Czechia | $14.09M | 0.03% |
| 60 | Israel | $13.89M | 0.03% |
| 61 | Cambodia | $12.54M | 0.03% |
| 62 | Bangladesh | $9.93M | 0.02% |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | $9.69M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Slovenia | $9.47M | 0.02% |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $9.39M | 0.02% |
| 66 | Slovakia | $9.18M | 0.02% |
| 67 | Gabon | $8.82M | 0.02% |
| 68 | Egypt | $7.89M | 0.02% |
| 69 | Venezuela | $7.68M | 0.02% |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | $7.26M | 0.02% |
| 71 | Georgia | $7.25M | 0.02% |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | $7.23M | 0.02% |
| 73 | Bulgaria | $6.83M | 0.02% |
| 74 | Philippines | $6.27M | 0.01% |
| 75 | Paraguay | $6.04M | 0.01% |
| 76 | Croatia | $3.43M | 0.01% |
| 77 | Lithuania | $2.56M | 0.01% |
| 78 | Iceland | $2.55M | 0.01% |
| 79 | Jordan | $2.36M | 0.01% |
| 80 | Latvia | $2.34M | 0.01% |
| 81 | Tunisia | $2.16M | 0.01% |
| 82 | Ukraine | $1.91M | 0.00% |
| 83 | Cuba | $1.79M | 0.00% |
| 84 | Myanmar | $1.78M | 0.00% |
| 85 | Senegal | $1.69M | 0.00% |
| 86 | Romania | $1.64M | 0.00% |
| 87 | Lebanon | $1.45M | 0.00% |
| 88 | Qatar | $1.44M | 0.00% |
| 89 | Kenya | $1.42M | 0.00% |
| 90 | Mauritius | $1.40M | 0.00% |
| 91 | Oman | $1.31M | 0.00% |
| 92 | Luxembourg | $1.28M | 0.00% |
| 93 | Estonia | $1.22M | 0.00% |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | $1.19M | 0.00% |
| 95 | Serbia | $1.17M | 0.00% |
| 96 | Barbados | $1.08M | 0.00% |
| 97 | Cyprus | $869,429 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Namibia | $648,931 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | $430,000 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Malta | $371,601 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Madagascar | $311,911 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Ghana | $265,737 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Montenegro | $250,929 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Bahamas | $202,370 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Bahrain | $178,739 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Armenia | $174,283 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Lao People's Dem. Rep. | $172,104 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Belize | $139,980 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Kuwait | $111,650 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Seychelles | $82,623 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Curaçao | $47,337 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Belarus | $41,717 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Suriname | $39,462 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $31,727 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Albania | $20,558 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Gambia | $19,286 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Mauritania | $6,983 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Nepal | $6,581 | 0.00% |
| 119 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $5,691 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | $5,666 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Niger | $2,328 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Bhutan | $2,249 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Cabo Verde | $1,712 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Rep. of Moldova | $1,350 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Dominica | $1,006 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Mozambique | $1,000 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Andorra | $990 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Ethiopia | $501 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Eswatini | $477 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Fiji | $313 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | $216 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $48 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Botswana | $7 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Zambia | $4 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $9.81B | 23.32% |
| 2 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $6.72B | 15.97% |
| 3 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $3.47B | 8.25% |
| 4 | 293379 | Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN) | $2.50B | 5.93% |
| 5 | 890120 | Tankers | $797.96M | 1.90% |
| 6 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $634.76M | 1.51% |
| 7 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $311.58M | 0.74% |
| 8 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $306.58M | 0.73% |
| 9 | 293590 | Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935 | $287.34M | 0.68% |
| 10 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $253.42M | 0.60% |
| 11 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707 | $233.33M | 0.55% |
| 12 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $219.01M | 0.52% |
| 13 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $207.79M | 0.49% |
| 14 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $203.05M | 0.48% |
| 15 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $181.91M | 0.43% |
| 16 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $177.16M | 0.42% |
| 17 | 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $162.69M | 0.39% |
| 18 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $145.95M | 0.35% |
| 19 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $142.11M | 0.34% |
| 20 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $137.33M | 0.33% |
| 21 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $133.01M | 0.32% |
| 22 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $129.03M | 0.31% |
| 23 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $126.73M | 0.30% |
| 24 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $123.66M | 0.29% |
| 25 | 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $123.31M | 0.29% |
| 26 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $119.08M | 0.28% |
| 27 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $114.25M | 0.27% |
| 28 | 220830 | Whiskies | $112.96M | 0.27% |
| 29 | 292249 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, their esters: salts thereof, excluding lysine, glutamic acid, anthranalic acid and tilidine, their esters and salts thereof | $110.47M | 0.26% |
| 30 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $109.95M | 0.26% |
| 31 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $109.26M | 0.26% |
| 32 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $105.81M | 0.25% |
| 33 | 294190 | Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941 | $103.38M | 0.25% |
| 34 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $95.44M | 0.23% |
| 35 | 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $90.73M | 0.22% |
| 36 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $89.98M | 0.21% |
| 37 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $88.97M | 0.21% |
| 38 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $84.37M | 0.20% |
| 39 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $83.40M | 0.20% |
| 40 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $80.46M | 0.19% |
| 41 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $79.23M | 0.19% |
| 42 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $76.78M | 0.18% |
| 43 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $74.55M | 0.18% |
| 44 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $74.30M | 0.18% |
| 45 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $73.14M | 0.17% |
| 46 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $72.25M | 0.17% |
| 47 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $72.18M | 0.17% |
| 48 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $71.83M | 0.17% |
| 49 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $67.73M | 0.16% |
| 50 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $67.59M | 0.16% |
| 51 | 100610 | Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $67.38M | 0.16% |
| 52 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $67.09M | 0.16% |
| 53 | 844331 | Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | $65.56M | 0.16% |
| 54 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $65.15M | 0.15% |
| 55 | 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $65.13M | 0.15% |
| 56 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $63.62M | 0.15% |
| 57 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $62.95M | 0.15% |
| 58 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $62.05M | 0.15% |
| 59 | 847150 | Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $60.36M | 0.14% |
| 60 | 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $60.33M | 0.14% |
| 61 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $60.12M | 0.14% |
| 62 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $59.15M | 0.14% |
| 63 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $58.77M | 0.14% |
| 64 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $58.07M | 0.14% |
| 65 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $57.87M | 0.14% |
| 66 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $57.77M | 0.14% |
| 67 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $57.70M | 0.14% |
| 68 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $57.14M | 0.14% |
| 69 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $56.97M | 0.14% |
| 70 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $56.53M | 0.13% |
| 71 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $55.75M | 0.13% |
| 72 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $54.32M | 0.13% |
| 73 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $52.12M | 0.12% |
| 74 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $49.27M | 0.12% |
| 75 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $48.99M | 0.12% |
| 76 | 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $48.94M | 0.12% |
| 77 | 420292 | Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $48.67M | 0.12% |
| 78 | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $48.06M | 0.11% |
| 79 | 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $47.65M | 0.11% |
| 80 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $46.75M | 0.11% |
| 81 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $46.00M | 0.11% |
| 82 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $45.78M | 0.11% |
| 83 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $45.46M | 0.11% |
| 84 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $45.29M | 0.11% |
| 85 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $45.11M | 0.11% |
| 86 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $44.92M | 0.11% |
| 87 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $44.67M | 0.11% |
| 88 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $44.39M | 0.11% |
| 89 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $43.95M | 0.10% |
| 90 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $43.88M | 0.10% |
| 91 | 300212 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $42.77M | 0.10% |
| 92 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $42.67M | 0.10% |
| 93 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $42.35M | 0.10% |
| 94 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $41.89M | 0.10% |
| 95 | 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $40.81M | 0.10% |
| 96 | 843039 | Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery: not self-propelled | $40.25M | 0.10% |
| 97 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $40.24M | 0.10% |
| 98 | 300432 | Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $39.93M | 0.09% |
| 99 | 611596 | Hosiery and footwear: without applied soles, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excluding graduated compression hosiery, panty hose, tights, full or knee-length hosiery measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex) | $39.33M | 0.09% |
| 100 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $39.21M | 0.09% |