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Panama City, Panama

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Trade Commissioner: Carlos Rivas Campos  

 

Trade Managers: Catalina Ocampo, Lourdes Delgado

Phone numbers: +507 6591681

Address: Torre de las Américas, Torre B, Piso 7, Oficina 701

Business Hours: Mon - Fri 07:30 a 17:00 hrs.

Languages: Spanish

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About the Market

Panama has an estimated population of 4.2 million inhabitants, its GDP is $66.8 billion USD and has the higher GDP per capita in Latin America with $25,628.23 USD. It is characterised by being a distribution centre for goods circulating the Panama Canal, having tax free zones, a standardised monetary system without a Central Bank and banking centre integrates to the international system. Panama stands out in the region because of its commercial opening, its territorial taxation system with low taxes, a strong and wide limited-liability companies’ law, an equal treatment to foreign investors under the law, among other tax benefits.

Currently, it has more than 19 trade agreements, 61 countries with preferential treatment and 2 of the most active harbours in Latin America (Balboa and Cristóbal) where it sends and receives directly to 152 harbours from 54 countries and has more than 11 shipping lines. 144 shipping routes form the Panama Canal that moves 470 million tonnes of cargo per year. From this country, in just hours, different regional markets can be reached through the Tocumen Airport, known as the hub of the Americas.

Interesting Information

Interesting Information

GDP 2022 (MMUS$): 76.523

GDP Per capita 2022 (US$): 17.358

Population: 4.408.581

TOTAL CIF IMP 2021 (MMUS$): 20.505

TOTAL FOB EXP 2021 (MMUS$): 13.116

CIF Imports 2021 (market sends to Chile) (MMUS$): 68

FOB Exports, not copper, from Chile to the market 2022 (MMUS$): 361

*Data from the year 2021 and 2022. Source The World Bank and Central Bank

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