Relationship dossier
Panama
Qatar
Relationship assessment
Panama and Qatar have advanced bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and air transport.
Panama toward Qatar
+25Panama pursued bilateral cooperation with Qatar during President Juan Carlos Varela’s 2018 visit, advancing agreements and initiatives in areas including trade, investment and air transport.
Qatar toward Panama
+25Qatar engaged with Panama during President Juan Carlos Varela’s 2018 visit and advanced bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment and air transport.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by high-level engagement and practical cooperation, including initiatives in trade, investment and air transport. The available examples support a cooperative assessment, but the scale and implementation of the arrangements are unclear.
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 Qatar have pursued practical cooperation, including through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements. During Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela’s 2018 visit to Qatar, the governments advanced cooperation in areas including trade, investment and air transport. The relationship appears cooperative, although the scope and implementation of these initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
During Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela’s visit to Qatar, the governments advanced bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment and air transport.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical effects of the bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The breadth of government cooperation beyond trade, investment and air transport is uncertain.