Panama vs South Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita

Panama
0.0043 1000 USD per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0042 1000 USD per person
in 2024
Panama rank
85th
South Africa rank
87th

Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita over time

  • Panama
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0043 1000 USD per person against 0.0042 1000 USD per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 1000 USD per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Panama ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 87th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 1000 USD per person 0.0008 1000 USD per person 0.0002 1000 USD per person South Africa
1970s 0.0012 1000 USD per person 0.0016 1000 USD per person 0.0004 1000 USD per person South Africa
1980s 0.0028 1000 USD per person 0.0022 1000 USD per person 0.0006 1000 USD per person Panama
1990s 0.0052 1000 USD per person 0.0029 1000 USD per person 0.0023 1000 USD per person Panama
2000s 0.0075 1000 USD per person 0.0042 1000 USD per person 0.0033 1000 USD per person Panama
2010s 0.0069 1000 USD per person 0.0059 1000 USD per person 0.001 1000 USD per person Panama
2020s 0.0047 1000 USD per person 0.004 1000 USD per person 0.0007 1000 USD per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import value, per capita, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 0.0043 1000 USD per person against 0.0042 1000 USD per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import value, per capita between Panama and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 USD per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita?
Panama ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 87th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita
Unit
1000 USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,579 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.