Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Panama
Relationship assessment
Practical economic and tax cooperation, with limited detail on broader bilateral engagement
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Panama
+15The Dutch government supported an economic mission to Panama alongside the Dutch royal visit in 2018, promoting practical commercial engagement with Panama.
Panama toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+15Panama concluded a tax information exchange agreement with the Netherlands, providing a concrete basis for government cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship features practical economic engagement and tax cooperation, including a Dutch economic mission to Panama in 2018 and a bilateral tax information exchange agreement. These arrangements point to constructive but relatively specific cooperation rather than a close, broad-based partnership.
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
The Netherlands and Panama have pursued practical economic and tax cooperation. A Dutch royal visit to Panama in 2018 included a Dutch economic mission, while the two governments concluded an agreement for the exchange of tax information. These initiatives indicate modest, issue-specific cooperation; the scope and durability of wider bilateral collaboration are less clear.
Key developments
A Dutch royal visit to Panama was accompanied by a Dutch economic mission.
The Netherlands and Panama concluded an agreement for the exchange of tax information.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of wider bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of sustained government-to-government economic cooperation beyond the 2018 mission is uncertain.