| Panama | |
| Rank: 80 · Score: 38.9 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 4.4 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 72.0 | M&A volume (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 16,333.4 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 5.0 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 80 | 48, 45, 44, 46, 45 | 38.9 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 73 | 60, 20, 25, 49, 52 | 70.1 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 76 | 62, 60, 59, 54, 49 | 28.5 |
| 3 | Taxation | 90 | 19, 36, 39, 36, 35 | 75.3 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 81 | 51, 47, 43, 44, 44 | 59.6 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 95 | 29, 28, 29, 30, 30 | 25.2 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 93 | 32, 30, 29, 29, 32 | 35.0 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Peru | 78.8 | 33.0 | 73.3 | 60.9 | 23.2 | 44.4 |
| Argentina | 77.3 | 30.9 | 28.2 | 53.8 | 25.8 | 49.7 |
| Jamaica | 55.9 | 30.4 | 76.2 | 67.6 | 32.1 | 37.2 |
| Panama | 70.1 | 28.5 | 75.3 | 59.6 | 25.2 | 35.0 |
| Uruguay | 68.0 | 14.2 | 86.7 | 65.9 | 32.2 | 48.4 |
| Ecuador | 75.5 | 14.6 | 77.8 | 47.6 | 23.2 | 35.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 73.0 | 12.4 | 81.5 | 56.1 | 25.0 | 24.3 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023