Relationship dossier
Panama
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Economic cooperation is anchored by a bilateral free trade agreement.
Panama toward Singapore
+20Panama concluded and implemented the Panama–Singapore Free Trade Agreement, creating a bilateral framework for trade and investment with Singapore.
Singapore toward Panama
+20Singapore concluded and implemented the Panama–Singapore Free Trade Agreement, creating a bilateral framework for trade and investment with Panama.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a durable economic foundation in a bilateral free trade agreement in force since 2006. The agreement supports a positive assessment, while the scope of cooperation beyond trade and investment is less clear.
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 Singapore have a substantive economic framework in the Panama–Singapore Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force in 2006. The agreement provides a concrete basis for bilateral trade and investment cooperation. The extent of wider government cooperation and the agreement’s current implementation are less clear.
Key developments
The Panama–Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into force, establishing a bilateral framework for trade and investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of government cooperation beyond the free trade agreement is unclear.
- Details on the agreement’s current implementation are limited.