Passport Atlas

Entering Panama

Panama does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#56

Entry openness

116

Visa free

116

Visa required

82

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Country profile

Capital

Panama City

Population

4.1 million

Area

78,200 km²

Currency

Panamanian balboa PAB

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-05:00

Foreign-born

477,749 · 2024

Migrant share

10.6%

Ethnic groups · 2010

Mestizo65%
Indigenous12.3%
Black or African descent9.2%
Mulatto6.8%
White6.7%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+507

Airports

PTY · BOC · DAV · CTD

Highlights

Panama Canal
Casco Viejo
San Blas

Panama Passport

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FVisa free116

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