Panama - Taxes and Bureaucracy 4.26
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##32 of 118 economies
Share of global total
1.9%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
PanamaUnited Arab EmiratesTaiwan, ChinaSaudi ArabiaArmenia
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Panama climbed from #6 to #32 (overtook Canada). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Panama ↓Key Events — Panama
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2012Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2018Fell 27 places in global rank auto
2020Overtook Canada in global rank auto
2022Overtook Greece in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2009-2023
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