Country profile

Panama

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Sustainability Framework Adoption

Sustainability-reporting standards adopted by country (ESRS, ISSB, GRI, TCFD)

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IFRS SDS (ISSB)

IFRS SDS

TBD · TBD

Professional Accountancy Organisations

Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country

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IFAC member

Colegio de Contadores Publicos Autorizados de Panama (CPAPANAMA)

IFAC member · Asociación Interamericana de Contabilidad (AIC) · Founded 1957

Company Registry Portals

Where company financial statements are filed and published, by country

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PIEs only

Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV) – Estados Financieros e Informes

Listed companies and regulated entities via SMV; all companies register with RPP · SMV (https://www.smv.gob.pa/) publishes listed company financials; private companies: submission only

Accountant & Auditor Salaries

Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)

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$7,500–20,000

Accountant: $9,768 a year

  • Accountant: $9,768 a year (modelled estimate)
  • External auditor: $13,464 a year (modelled estimate)
  • Average for all jobs: $13,200 a year

Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.

Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.

Country Challenges

The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)

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Audit quality

Quality assurance

  • Evidence: Historical evidence — an older finding; it may no longer hold
  • Scope: Statutory audit

IFAC's quality alliance discussion identifies challenges in adopting and implementing quality review arrangements.

Source: A Quality Alliance: Uniting for Quality Assurance Reviews in Panama | IFAC (professional framework profile)

GDP per Capita

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data

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High income · over $14,005

$19,790

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · High income · over $14,005

Business opportunities

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