Transparent laws in Panama
Panama: Transparent laws was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2013
All-time low
0
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025
Transparent laws in Panama, 1903–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0 for transparent laws in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 123 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transparent laws in Panama peaked at 1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1903.
Panama ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transparent laws in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 44 Afghanistan 0
- 44 Albania 0
- 44 Algeria 0
- 44 Angola 0
- 44 Argentina 0 compare
- 44 Armenia 0 compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 0
- 44 Bahrain 0
- 44 Bangladesh 0
- 44 Belarus 0
- 44 Benin 0 compare
- 44 Bhutan 0 compare
- 44 Bolivia 0
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 44 Bulgaria 0
- 44 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 44 Burundi 0
- 44 Cambodia 0
- 44 Cameroon 0
- 44 Cape Verde 0
- 44 Central African Republic 0
- 44 Chad 0
- 44 China 0
- 44 Colombia 0
- 44 Comoros 0
- 44 Congo 0
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 44 Croatia 0 compare
- 44 Cuba 0
- 44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 44 Djibouti 0
- 44 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 44 East Timor 0
- 44 Ecuador 0 compare
- 44 Egypt 0
- 44 El Salvador 0
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 44 Eritrea 0
- 44 Eswatini 0
- 44 Ethiopia 0
- 44 Fiji 0
- 44 Gambia 0 compare
- 44 Georgia 0
- 44 Greece 0 compare
- 44 Guatemala 0 compare
- 44 Guinea 0
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 44 Guyana 0
- 44 Haiti 0
- 44 Honduras 0
- 44 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 44 Hungary 0 compare
- 44 India 0
- 44 Indonesia 0
- 44 Iran 0
- 44 Iraq 0
- 44 Israel 0 compare
- 44 Jordan 0 compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 0
- 44 Kenya 0
- 44 Kuwait 0 compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 44 Laos 0
- 44 Lebanon 0
- 44 Lesotho 0 compare
- 44 Liberia 0
- 44 Libya 0
- 44 Madagascar 0
- 44 Malaysia 0
- 44 Maldives 0
- 44 Mali 0
- 44 Malta 0 compare
- 44 Mauritania 0
- 44 Mauritius 0 compare
- 44 Mexico 0
- 44 Moldova 0
- 44 Mongolia 0
- 44 Montenegro 0
- 44 Morocco 0
- 44 Mozambique 0
- 44 Myanmar 0
- 44 Nepal 0 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 0
- 44 Niger 0 compare
- 44 Nigeria 0
- 44 North Korea 0
- 44 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 44 Oman 0
- 44 Pakistan 0
- 44 Palestine 0
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0
- 44 Paraguay 0
- 44 Peru 0 compare
- 44 Philippines 0
- 44 Poland 0 compare
- 44 Portugal 0 compare
- 44 Qatar 0
- 44 Romania 0
- 44 Russia 0
- 44 Rwanda 0
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 44 Saudi Arabia 0
- 44 Serbia 0 compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 0
- 44 Slovakia 0 compare
- 44 Slovenia 0 compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 0
- 44 Somalia 0
- 44 South Sudan 0
- 44 Sri Lanka 0
- 44 Sudan 0
- 44 Suriname 0 compare
- 44 Syria 0
- 44 Tajikistan 0
- 44 Tanzania 0
- 44 Thailand 0
- 44 Togo 0
- 44 Tunisia 0
- 44 Turkey 0
- 44 Turkmenistan 0
- 44 Uganda 0
- 44 Ukraine 0
- 44 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 44 United States 0 compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 0
- 44 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 44 Vatican 0
- 44 Venezuela 0
- 44 Vietnam 0
- 44 Yemen 0
- 44 Zambia 0
- 44 Zimbabwe 0
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transparent laws in Panama?
- Transparent laws in Panama was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest transparent laws recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest transparent laws recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1903.
- How does Panama rank for transparent laws?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transparent laws rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Transparent laws. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.