---
type: Region
title: Panama
resource: https://zota.com/region/latam/panama/
timestamp: 2026-03-09T14:01:01+00:00
---

# Panama

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Main industries

Agriculture and Service

![Group 427321247](/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Group-427321247.svg)

Main imports

Passenger & Cargo Ships, Refined & Crude Petroleum, Packaged Medicaments, and Boat Propellers

![Group 427321248](/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Group-427321248.svg)

Main exports

Copper Ore, Bananas, Packaged Medicaments, Passenger & Cargo Ships, and Refined Petroleum

### GDP stats

$14,617.6

Per capita (USD)

15.3%

Growth annually

73

World ranking

Internet usage

64%

Smartphone usage

62%

Credit/debit card usage

31%

Population transacting electronically

35%

![Group 427321245 1](/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Group-427321245-1.svg)

Total volume of digital payments projected to reach

$3.10B (USD)

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