Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Panama

Panama: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 20.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 190 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2007
All-time low
19.8%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Panama, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 20.7 % of profits2006: 20.9 % of profits2007: 21.7 % of profits2008: 21.7 % of profits2009: 21.7 % of profits2010: 21.7 % of profits2011: 21.7 % of profits2012: 19.8 % of profits2013: 19.8 % of profits2014: 20 % of profits2015: 20 % of profits2016: 20 % of profits2017: 20 % of profits2018: 20 % of profits2019: 20 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Panama is 20.0%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Panama peaked at 21.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2012.

That places Panama 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Panama, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 20.7%
2006 20.9% +1.0%
2007 21.7% +3.8%
2008 21.7% +0.0%
2009 21.7% +0.0%
2010 21.7% +0.0%
2011 21.7% +0.0%
2012 19.8% -8.8%
2013 19.8% +0.0%
2014 20.0% +1.0%
2015 20.0% +0.0%
2016 20.0% +0.0%
2017 20.0% +0.0%
2018 20.0% +0.0%
2019 20.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.3% 20.7% 21.7% 5
2010s 20.3% 19.8% 21.7% 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 57 Madagascar 20.3% compare
  2. 58 India 20.2% compare
  3. 58 Serbia 20.2% compare
  4. 61 Central African Republic 19.8% compare
  5. 62 Türkiye 19.7% compare
  6. 63 Kyrgyzstan 19.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Panama?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Panama was 20.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2012.
How does Panama rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Panama ranks 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Panama. Statizoid. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/paying-taxes-labor-tax-and-contributions-percent-of-profits/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://reference.statizoid.com/stat/paying-taxes-labor-tax-and-contributions-percent-of-profits/panama/">Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Panama</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.