Relationship dossier
Germany
Panama
Relationship assessment
Germany and Panama have a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral investment and tax agreements.
Germany toward Panama
+20Germany has entered into bilateral agreements with Panama on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Panama toward Germany
+20Panama has entered into bilateral agreements with Germany on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral investment-protection and double-taxation agreements provide a durable framework for economic relations. The relationship appears cooperative, although its broader scope is uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Germany and Panama maintain a generally cooperative relationship supported by bilateral agreements on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation. These arrangements provide a practical basis for economic cooperation, though the breadth of government cooperation beyond them is unclear.
Key developments
Germany and Panama concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement.
Germany and Panama concluded an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral investment and tax agreements are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond economic and tax matters is unclear.