What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2009.

How does Panama rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?

Panama ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.

Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Panama data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama

Name: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Panama: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP was 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 28.5%

World rank

42nd

of 179 countries

All-time high

0.0032 million ton-km per US$ of GDP

in 1997

All-time low

0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP

in 2009

Years of data

1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Panama stood at 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Panama peaked at 0.0032 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, in 2009.

That places Panama 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama, 1970 to 2023.
Year	million ton-km per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1972	0.0027 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1973	0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-43.6%
1974	0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1975	0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+38.6%
1976	0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1977	0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1978	0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-22.1%
1979	0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1980	0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-57.5%
1981	0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+394.1%
1982	0.0025 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1983	0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-87.8%
1984	0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+107.6%
1985	0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1986	0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+108.1%
1987	0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+58.4%
1988	0.0024 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1989	0.0024 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1990	0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-82.1%
1991	0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1992	0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1993	0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1994	0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1995	0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
1996	0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+114.0%
1997	0.0032 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+59.9%
1998	0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-66.1%
1999	0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
2000	0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+42.8%
2001	0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
2002	0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2003	0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2004	0.0023 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+52.3%
2005	0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2006	0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2007	0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2008	0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2009	0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
2010	0.0024 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	—
2011	0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
2012	0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2013	0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+63.8%
2014	0.0026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2015	0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2016	0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2017	0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-66.3%
2018	0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+35.1%
2019	0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+41.4%
2020	0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2021	0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+73.3%
2022	0.0024 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2023	0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	-28.5%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1981	+394.1%	0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0032 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0023 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	0.0024 million ton-km per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Panama

39 Portugal 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
40 Japan 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
43 Lebanon 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
44 Turkmenistan 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
45 Marshall Islands 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More reference data data for Panama

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Panama?: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Panama was 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.0032 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 1997.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2009.
How does Panama rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?: Panama ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/tonne-kilometers-of-air-freight-per-unit-of-gdp/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/tonne-kilometers-of-air-freight-per-unit-of-gdp/panama/">Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Panama</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Tonne-kilometers of air freight ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Tonne-kilometers of air freight International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP
Unit: million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 7,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.