Panama
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Panama

Waterborne foreign imports from Panama to the United States in 2015 totaled $251,208,027. Exports to Panama in 2015 were $6,525,717,118.

Information about foreign trade between Panama and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Panama represented 86.7% of all vessel imports, $217,755,346 versus $251,208,027.

By weight, container cargo imports from Panama represented 58.5% of all vessel shippments, 63,040,063 (kg) versus 107,780,641 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $251,208,027  $6,525,717,118
2014  $256,424,384  $9,172,232,076
2013  $275,187,584  $9,023,141,346
2012  $232,930,595  $8,057,754,456
2011  $238,070,032  $6,717,413,329
2010  $237,163,408  $4,896,809,646
2009  $172,802,373  $3,432,090,401
2008  $238,060,946  $4,042,713,257
2007  $239,190,708  $2,910,321,495
2006  $244,664,838  $2,070,841,466
2005  $215,656,748  $1,553,397,283
2004  $207,890,914  $1,239,889,837
2003  $188,517,683  $1,202,958,140


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $217,755,346  $1,723,908,375
2014  $220,431,222  $1,796,134,697
2013  $227,087,574  $1,611,235,876
2012  $177,443,337  $1,590,888,323
2011  $178,429,004  $1,489,741,099
2010  $174,995,306  $1,311,526,267
2009  $142,538,278  $1,041,775,911
2008  $164,449,633  $1,187,014,533
2007  $168,896,266  $975,777,379
2006  $165,525,783  $783,022,470
2005  $165,513,308  $638,113,503
2004  $145,162,367  $518,786,670
2003  $146,343,353  $444,630,876


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  107,780,641  9,053,044,195
2014  100,609,193  9,558,669,993
2013  133,079,792  8,392,395,530
2012  183,873,242  7,542,971,907
2011  151,214,605  6,895,607,423
2010  129,281,928  6,071,603,010
2009  123,727,281  4,744,392,104
2008  185,736,197  4,194,064,038
2007  185,279,699  4,052,889,061
2006  330,424,080  3,378,807,911
2005  260,675,312  3,001,771,628
2004  307,782,868  2,909,647,108
2003  216,781,785  3,333,126,003


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  63,040,063  842,317,978
2014  63,040,063  737,540,888
2013  66,176,614  566,531,652
2012  77,560,413  551,961,973
2011  63,679,281  434,969,997
2010  71,179,986  417,061,196
2009  61,357,381  365,642,563
2008  75,746,792  373,271,649
2007  89,447,333  333,419,262
2006  91,962,804  302,153,014
2005  80,478,853  251,009,706
2004  64,770,754  258,360,191
2003  71,595,914  229,057,108


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov