Summary
This PEST country analysis report on Panama provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Key Highlights
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Panama, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Panama's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Scope
- Understand the political system in Panama through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Panama through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Panama through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Panama through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in Panama in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Panama perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Panama perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Panama perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key highlights 2
Key developments January 2017-May 2018 3
Key Facts and Geographic Location 8
Key facts 8
Geographical location 9
Political Landscape 10
Summary 10
Evolution 11
Structure and policies 12
Key political figures 12
Structure of government 12
Key political parties 12
Composition of Government 13
Key policies 13
Performance 14
Governance indicators 14
Economic Landscape 16
Summary 16
Evolution 16
Structure and policies 17
Financial system 17
Performance 18
GDP and growth rate 18
GDP composition by sector 19
Fiscal situation 22
Current account 22
Foreign trade 22
External debt 23
International investment position 23
Monetary situation 23
Employment 24
Social Landscape 26
Summary 26
Evolution 26
Structure and policies 26
Demographic composition 26
Healthcare 28
Performance 28
Healthcare 28
Income distribution 29
Technological Landscape 30
Summary 30
Evolution 30
Structure and policies 30
Intellectual property 30
R&D 30
Performance 31
Telecommunications, broadband, and Internet 31
Appendix 32
Ask the analyst 32
About MarketLine 32
Disclaimer 32
List of Tables
Table 1: Panama - Key Facts, 2018 8
Table 2: Panama - Population by Age (as a Percentage of the Total Population), 2017 26
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Panama, 2018 9
Figure 2: Panama - Key Political Events Timeline 11
Figure 3: Panama - Head of State and Government 12
Figure 4: Panama - Distribution of Seats by Political Party, 2014 13
Figure 5: Panama - Evolution of GDP Growth (%), 2007-2017 17
Figure 6: Panama - GDP and GDP Growth ($ Billion / %), 2012-2022f 18
Figure 7: Panama - GDP by Sector (%), 2017 19
Figure 8: Panama - Agricultural Output ($ Billion / %), 2012-2017 20
Figure 9: Panama - Industrial Output ($ Billion / %), 2012-2017 21
Figure 10: Panama - Services Output ($ Billion / %), 2012-2017 22
Figure 11: Panama - Trade Position ($ billion), 2013-2017 23
Figure 12: Panama - Consumer Price Index (CPI) and CPI-Based Inflation, 2012-2022f 24
Figure 13: Panama - Unemployment (Thousands), 2012-2022f 25
Figure 14: Panama - Major Religions (%), 2018 27
Figure 15: Panama - Healthcare Expenditure ($ Billion / %), 2011-2017 28
Figure 16: Panama - Internet Users and Penetration (Million / %), 2012-2016 31
