Panama

Panama

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Panama
  2. CAPITAL: Panama City
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -17.9%Growth Rate
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Panama, San Miguelito, Juan Diaz
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Panamá Pacífico International Airport, Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport, Changuinola "Capitán Manuel Niño" International Airport, David "Enrique Malek" International Airport, Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport, Tocumen International Airport, Scarlett Martínez International Airport
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Atlantic Ocean: Manzanillo (part of Colón province), Coco Solo
    Pacific Ocean: Balboa
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: The Panamanian Government, through the Ministry of Public Works, created a five-year-Plan for 2019-2024, which considers main investment projects to improve Panama’s road network. The five-year plan includes the Get-to-Work project, as well as inspection, construction, and maintenance projects on a nationwide level.
    The railway consists of the Pacific terminal (connected laterally to the port of Balboa), and the Atlantic terminal. The latter is divided into two tracks, the first accesses directly to the interior of the Port of Cristobal, whereas the second, reaches the Terminal of Coco Solo that serves Port of Manzanillo International Terminal and Colon Container Terminal, through intermodal facilities.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: The top exports of Panama are Refined Petroleum ($800M), Copper Ore ($538M), Bananas ($350M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($302M), and Coal Tar Oil ($288M),
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: exporting mostly to Ecuador ($975M), Guatemala ($667M), China ($410M), United States ($308M), and Netherlands ($280M)
  10. IMPORT GOODS: The top imports of Panama are Passenger and Cargo Ships ($7.94B), Refined Petroleum ($6.13B), Crude Petroleum ($4.24B), Special Purpose Ships ($1.47B), and Packaged Medicaments ($934M),
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: importing mostly from China ($7.95B), United States($7.2B), Japan ($6.09B), Colombia ($2.35B), and Ecuador ($1.92B)