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Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country located at the southern end of Central America in North America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.3
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 0 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 151 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Panama City
- Population
- 4,064,780 inh.
- Area
- 75,417 km²
- Currency
- PAB
- Regime
- presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
José Raúl Mulino
Government in office 1 members
Ministra de la Mujer
Niurka Palacios
Parliament
Assemblée nationale du Panama
71 seats
Inception 1906
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
90 G$
GDP / capita
19,790 $
Growth
4.4 %
Inflation
-0.2 %
Unemployment
8.4 %
Life expectancy
79.8 yrs
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- contrôle Canal de Panamá 5% du commerce maritime mondial · stress hydrique 2023-2024
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.73/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
82/100
Corruption (CPI)
33/100
Press freedom (RSF)
62/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
18 Md$
Imports
14 Md$
Balance
4 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Cuivre
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Import partners
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États-Unis
21%
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Chine
15%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
58%
-
GBR
60%
-
FRA
67%
-
DEU
67%
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RUS
33%
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CHN
51%
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BRA
58%
Abstention: 21%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.839/1
Gini
49.7
Refugees hosted
2,694
Refugees originating
375
National anthem
Himno Istmeño
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,458 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,341, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)