Global rank
#26
Panama • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free
Visa on arrival
eTA
Visa required
Bloc
—
Language required
A2 Spanish
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
No
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
63%
Renounce required
Yes
About the Panama passport
At #26 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the Panama passport puts holders ahead of 87% of the world. Like many countries, Panama extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Panama applies a top marginal income tax rate of 25% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a territorial tax regime, taxing only income sourced within Panama, with foreign-sourced income generally exempt. Expats who establish tax residency in Panama and earn the bulk of their income abroad may significantly reduce their overall tax burden under this structure.
Where Panama passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCayman IslandsChileColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKiribatiLaosLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalauPalestineParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBeninBhutanBotswanaBruneiBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuineaHaitiIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLesothoLiberiaLibyaMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMongoliaMoroccoMyanmarNauruNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTogoTongaTunisiaTurkmenistanUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited StatesVanuatuVenezuelaYemen