Relationship dossier
Panama
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Panama–Portugal ties include practical cooperation on taxation and maritime transport.
Panama toward Portugal
+20Panama entered into bilateral arrangements with Portugal on double taxation and maritime transport, providing concrete frameworks for cooperation.
Portugal toward Panama
+20Portugal entered into bilateral arrangements with Panama on double taxation and maritime transport, providing concrete frameworks for cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship includes practical cooperation through tax and maritime arrangements. These provide a constructive foundation, but the known areas of cooperation are not sufficient to characterize the relationship as a close or extensive 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
Panama and Portugal have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including a double-taxation agreement and cooperation in maritime transport. These arrangements indicate constructive ties, although the scope and depth of broader government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Panama and Portugal concluded a double-taxation agreement.
Panama and Portugal established bilateral cooperation arrangements in maritime transport.
Major uncertainties
- The current implementation and practical scope of bilateral tax and maritime agreements are unclear.
- The breadth of cooperation beyond these agreements is uncertain.