Panama has formally designated 108 jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), strengthening its framework for international tax transparency.

Panama’s General Revenue Directorate has formally adopted a list of 108 participating jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

Resolution No. 201-5324 was issued on 15 July 2026, and published in Official Digital Gazette No. 30,587 on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.

The Resolution was issued under Executive Decree 124 of 12 May 2017, which regulates Law 51 of 27 October 2016 concerning the exchange of information for tax purposes.

It entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette, and the Resolution states that no administrative appeal shall lie against it.

Automatic exchange framework

Law 51 of October 27, 2016 establishes the regulatory framework for the implementation of the exchange of information for tax purposes.

Under the law, reportable Panamanian financial institutions are required to carry out due diligence procedures and report collected information to the competent authority in accordance with the applicable provisions.

The competent authority is the Ministry of Economy and Finance or an official to whom it delegates its function.

Resolution MEF-2018-1072 of April 30, 2018 delegated the function of competent authority for the exchange of information in tax matters to the General Director of Revenue of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Head of Information Exchange of the General Revenue Directorate.

Executive Decree 124 defines a participating jurisdiction as a jurisdiction with which an agreement is in force under which it will report the information specified in Article 12 of Law 51 of October 27, 2016, and which is identified in the list published by the competent authority.

108 participating jurisdictions

The annex to Resolution No. 201-5324 lists 108 jurisdictions designated as participating partners for the automatic exchange of financial information.

No. Participating jurisdiction No. Participating jurisdiction
1 Antigua and Barbuda 55 Republic of Armenia
2 Bailiwick of Guernsey 56 Republic of Austria
3 Bailiwick of Jersey 57 Republic of Azerbaijan
4 Barbados 58 Republic of Bulgaria
5 Belize 59 Republic of Chile
6 Bermuda 60 Republic of Cyprus
7 Canada 61 Republic of Colombia
8 Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) 62 Republic of Korea (South Korea)
9 United Arab Emirates 63 Republic of Costa Rica
10 State of Israel 64 Republic of Croatia
11 State of Japan (Japan) 65 Republic of Slovenia
12 State of Kuwait 66 Republic of Estonia
13 United Mexican States (Mexico) 67 Republic of Finland
14 Federation of Malaysia (Malaysia) 68 Republic of Ghana
15 Russian Federation (Russia) 69 Republic of Indonesia
16 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis 70 Republic of Kazakhstan
17 Georgia 71 Republic of Kenya
18 Gibraltar 72 Republic of Latvia
19 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 73 Republic of Lithuania
20 Grenada 74 Republic of Maldives
21 Greenland 75 Republic of Malta
22 Hungary 76 Republic of Mauritius
23 Ireland 77 Republic of Moldova
24 Isle of Man 78 Republic of Nauru
25 Iceland 79 Republic of Poland
26 Cayman Islands 80 Republic of Rwanda
27 Cook Islands 81 Republic of Senegal
28 Faroe Islands 82 Republic of Seychelles
29 Turks and Caicos Islands 83 Republic of Singapore
30 British Virgin Islands 84 Republic of South Africa
31 Jamaica 85 Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
32 Commonwealth of Australia 86 Republic of Türkiye (Turkey)
33 Commonwealth of the Bahamas 87 Republic of Uganda
34 New Caledonia 88 Republic of Vanuatu
35 New Zealand 89 Republic of Ecuador
36 Country of Aruba (Aruba) 90 Republic of Peru
37 Country of Curaçao (Curaçao) 91 Republic of India
38 Principality of Andorra 92 Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
39 Principality of Liechtenstein 93 Federal Republic of Germany (Germany)
40 Principality of Monaco 94 Federal Republic of Nigeria
41 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC 95 Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil)
42 Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC 96 French Republic (France)
43 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 97 Hellenic Republic (Greece)
44 Kingdom of Belgium (Belgium) 98 Italian Republic (Italy)
45 Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark) 99 Lebanese Republic (Lebanon)
46 Kingdom of Spain (Spain) 100 Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Uruguay)
47 Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands) 101 People’s Republic of China (China)
48 Kingdom of Norway (Norway) 102 Portuguese Republic (Portugal)
49 Kingdom of Sweden (Sweden) 103 Romania
50 Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
51 United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland 105 Most Serene Republic of San Marino
52 Argentine Republic (Argentina) 106 Sultanate of Brunei
53 Czech Republic 107 Sultanate of Oman
54 Republic of Albania 108 Ukraine

 

Resolution takes effect

Resolution No. 201-5324 became effective on 11 August 2026, following its publication in the Official Digital Gazette.