Transparent laws row in Panama

Panama: Transparent laws row 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 row in Panama, 1903–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0 for transparent laws row 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 row 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 row in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Transparent laws row in Panama, 1903 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 44 Afghanistan 0
  2. 44 Albania 0
  3. 44 Algeria 0
  4. 44 Angola 0
  5. 44 Argentina 0 compare
  6. 44 Armenia 0 compare
  7. 44 Azerbaijan 0
  8. 44 Bahrain 0
  9. 44 Bangladesh 0
  10. 44 Belarus 0
  11. 44 Benin 0 compare
  12. 44 Bhutan 0 compare
  13. 44 Bolivia 0
  14. 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  15. 44 Bulgaria 0
  16. 44 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  17. 44 Burundi 0
  18. 44 Cambodia 0
  19. 44 Cameroon 0
  20. 44 Cape Verde 0
  21. 44 Central African Republic 0
  22. 44 Chad 0
  23. 44 China 0
  24. 44 Colombia 0
  25. 44 Comoros 0
  26. 44 Congo 0
  27. 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
  28. 44 Croatia 0 compare
  29. 44 Cuba 0
  30. 44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  31. 44 Djibouti 0
  32. 44 Dominican Republic 0 compare
  33. 44 East Timor 0
  34. 44 Ecuador 0 compare
  35. 44 Egypt 0
  36. 44 El Salvador 0
  37. 44 Equatorial Guinea 0
  38. 44 Eritrea 0
  39. 44 Eswatini 0
  40. 44 Ethiopia 0
  41. 44 Fiji 0
  42. 44 Gambia 0 compare
  43. 44 Georgia 0
  44. 44 Greece 0 compare
  45. 44 Guatemala 0 compare
  46. 44 Guinea 0
  47. 44 Guinea-Bissau 0
  48. 44 Guyana 0
  49. 44 Haiti 0
  50. 44 Honduras 0
  51. 44 Hong Kong 0 compare
  52. 44 Hungary 0 compare
  53. 44 India 0
  54. 44 Indonesia 0
  55. 44 Iran 0
  56. 44 Iraq 0
  57. 44 Israel 0 compare
  58. 44 Jordan 0 compare
  59. 44 Kazakhstan 0
  60. 44 Kenya 0
  61. 44 Kuwait 0 compare
  62. 44 Kyrgyzstan 0
  63. 44 Laos 0
  64. 44 Lebanon 0
  65. 44 Lesotho 0 compare
  66. 44 Liberia 0
  67. 44 Libya 0
  68. 44 Madagascar 0
  69. 44 Malaysia 0
  70. 44 Maldives 0
  71. 44 Mali 0
  72. 44 Malta 0 compare
  73. 44 Mauritania 0
  74. 44 Mauritius 0 compare
  75. 44 Mexico 0
  76. 44 Moldova 0
  77. 44 Mongolia 0
  78. 44 Montenegro 0
  79. 44 Morocco 0
  80. 44 Mozambique 0
  81. 44 Myanmar 0
  82. 44 Nepal 0 compare
  83. 44 Nicaragua 0
  84. 44 Niger 0 compare
  85. 44 Nigeria 0
  86. 44 North Korea 0
  87. 44 North Macedonia 0 compare
  88. 44 Oman 0
  89. 44 Pakistan 0
  90. 44 Palestine 0
  91. 44 Papua New Guinea 0
  92. 44 Paraguay 0
  93. 44 Peru 0 compare
  94. 44 Philippines 0
  95. 44 Poland 0 compare
  96. 44 Portugal 0 compare
  97. 44 Qatar 0
  98. 44 Romania 0
  99. 44 Russia 0
  100. 44 Rwanda 0
  101. 44 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  102. 44 Saudi Arabia 0
  103. 44 Serbia 0 compare
  104. 44 Sierra Leone 0
  105. 44 Slovakia 0 compare
  106. 44 Slovenia 0 compare
  107. 44 Solomon Islands 0
  108. 44 Somalia 0
  109. 44 South Sudan 0
  110. 44 Sri Lanka 0
  111. 44 Sudan 0
  112. 44 Suriname 0 compare
  113. 44 Syria 0
  114. 44 Tajikistan 0
  115. 44 Tanzania 0
  116. 44 Thailand 0
  117. 44 Togo 0
  118. 44 Tunisia 0
  119. 44 Turkey 0
  120. 44 Turkmenistan 0
  121. 44 Uganda 0
  122. 44 Ukraine 0
  123. 44 United Kingdom 0 compare
  124. 44 United States 0 compare
  125. 44 Uzbekistan 0
  126. 44 Vanuatu 0 compare
  127. 44 Vatican 0
  128. 44 Venezuela 0
  129. 44 Vietnam 0
  130. 44 Yemen 0
  131. 44 Zambia 0
  132. 44 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is transparent laws row in Panama?
Transparent laws row in Panama was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest transparent laws row recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
What is the lowest transparent laws row recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1903.
How does Panama rank for transparent laws row?
Panama ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is transparent laws row 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Transparent laws row. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Transparent laws row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
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