
Economy
Panama has one of the fastest-growing and highest-income economies in Latin America, a services-driven economy anchored by the Panama Canal, a global logistics and banking hub.
The canal, a free-trade zone, and a dollarized financial sector make Panama a crossroads of world trade, though inequality between the booming capital and the rural interior remains stark.
Key sectors include the Panama Canal and its related logistics and shipping, banking and financial services, the Colon Free Zone (a major re-export hub), copper mining, and tourism.