Customs and other import duties in Panama

Panama: Customs and other import duties was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.0%
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
83rd
of 151 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2014
All-time low
4.2%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Customs and other import duties in Panama, 2014–2024

024682014201920242014: 7.4 % of tax revenue2015: 7.1 % of tax revenue2016: 5.9 % of tax revenue2017: 5.8 % of tax revenue2018: 5.2 % of tax revenue2019: 5.2 % of tax revenue2020: 4.6 % of tax revenue2021: 5.4 % of tax revenue2022: 4.9 % of tax revenue2023: 4.2 % of tax revenue2024: 5 % of tax revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.

Analysis

The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Panama is 5.0%, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Panama peaked at 7.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2023.

That places Panama 83rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Customs and other import duties in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Panama, 2014 to 2024.
Year % of tax revenue Change
2014 7.4%
2015 7.1% -4.0%
2016 5.9% -17.4%
2017 5.8% -2.5%
2018 5.2% -9.2%
2019 5.2% -1.0%
2020 4.6% -11.3%
2021 5.4% +17.6%
2022 4.9% -9.3%
2023 4.2% -14.4%
2024 5.0% +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.1% 5.2% 7.4% 6
2020s 4.8% 4.2% 5.4% 5

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 80 Morocco 5.4% compare
  2. 81 Angola 5.1% compare
  3. 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.1%
  4. 84 Guatemala 4.5% compare
  5. 85 Serbia 4.4% compare
  6. 86 Brazil 4.3% compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

More public sector data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is customs and other import duties in Panama?
Customs and other import duties in Panama was 5.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
How does Panama rank for customs and other import duties?
Panama ranks 83rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Customs and other import duties in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/customs-and-other-import-duties-percent-of-tax-revenue/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/customs-and-other-import-duties-percent-of-tax-revenue/panama/">Customs and other import duties in Panama</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue)
Unit
% of tax revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,868 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.