Global: Ease of doing business score in Panama
Panama: Global: Ease of doing business score was 67.16 DB10-14 methodology in 2013. β¬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Panama, 2009β2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB10-14 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Panama is 67.16 DB10-14 methodology, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over five years.
Panama ranks 59th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.03 DB10-14 methodology | 65.03 DB10-14 methodology | 65.03 DB10-14 methodology | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.06 DB10-14 methodology | 65.57 DB10-14 methodology | 67.16 DB10-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 56 Bahrain, Kingdom of 67.26 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 57 Montenegro 67.2 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 58 Colombia 67.18 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 60 Luxembourg 66.88 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 61 Romania 66.84 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 62 Botswana 66.53 DB10-14 methodology compare
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Panama?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Panama was 67.16 DB10-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 67.16 DB10-14 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.03 DB10-14 methodology in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Panama ranks 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB10-14 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.