Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Panama
Panama: Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business was 25 Percentage of taxable income in 2026. ▼ Falling
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Panama, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Panama recorded 25 Percentage of taxable income for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Panama peaked at 30 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25 Percentage of taxable income, in 2011.
Panama ranks 44th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Panama, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5 Percentage of taxable income | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 25 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 25 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5 Percentage of taxable income, 1.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Panama's 25 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25 Percentage of taxable income, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 Percentage of taxable income | 30 Percentage of taxable income | 30 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.25 Percentage of taxable income | 25 Percentage of taxable income | 27.5 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 Percentage of taxable income | 25 Percentage of taxable income | 25 Percentage of taxable income | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 41 Canada 26 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 42 United States of America 25.53 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 43 India 25.17 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Spain 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Angola 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Antigua and Barbuda 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Dominica 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Honduras 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Mongolia 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Philippines 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Seychelles 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Uruguay 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Belgium 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 China 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Côte d’Ivoire 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Djibouti 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Jamaica 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Liberia 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Monaco 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Guatemala 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -870.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 938.47 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -55.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Panama?
- Corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Panama was 25 Percentage of taxable income in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 30 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 Percentage of taxable income in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 128 countries with data for 2026.
- Is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business rates — Combined corporate income tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Statutory and targeted, sub-central and combined corporate income tax (CIT) rates. Targeted rates of 'small incorporated business' are on the basis of size alone (e.g. number of employees, amount of assets, turnover or taxable income) and not on the basis of expenditures or other targeting criteria. Targeted rates data are only available for OECD member countries.