Tariff rate across all products in Panama

Panama: Tariff rate across all products was 5.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.9%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
73rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 1997
All-time low
5.4%
in 2015
Years of data
21
1997–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Panama, 1997–2022

02.557.5101997200920221997: 10.6 %1998: 8.7 %1999: 7.8 %2000: 7.2 %2001: 6.9 %2002: 7.5 %2003: 7.9 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 6.9 %2006: 7.6 %2007: 7.5 %2008: 7.2 %2009: 7 %2010: 6.9 %2011: 5.8 %2012: 6.1 %2013: 6.1 %2015: 5.4 %2020: 5.8 %2021: 6.4 %2022: 5.9 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Panama stood at 5.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Panama peaked at 10.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2015.

That places Panama 73rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.0% 7.8% 10.6% 3
2000s 7.3% 6.9% 7.9% 10
2010s 6.1% 5.4% 6.9% 5
2020s 6.0% 5.8% 6.4% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Panama?
Tariff rate across all products in Panama was 5.9% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1997.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2015.
How does Panama rank for tariff rate across all products?
Panama ranks 73rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.