Geopolitical Economics
Diesel Prices on the Front Line: When War Knows No Borders
Diesel prices rose significantly worldwide due to the war in Iran, with some countries seeing over 100% increases.
نورنیوزIran · Laos · Fiji
Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Panama.
Republic of Panama · Panama City · 4.5M people · central-america-n-caribbean
Governmentpresidential republicLanguagesSpanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), BuglereArea75.4K km²Sanctioned entities631Active conflicts2Mentions 7d3 ▼ 40%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
63.6
High risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Panama becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Panama · 90-day event volume
54
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 3 milestones · hover for context
AUG 27
2026
Earthquakes in Panamá
earthquake · severity 2
Moderate
AUG 25
2026
Record Panama Canal Fee
economic_indicator · severity 6
Elevated
AUG 25
2026
El Nino Drought
drought · severity 8
Critical
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
40/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 1domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
99/100 · 15% wt
target events: 6actor only events: 1domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.60%article coverage 90d: 996
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
78/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.75%inflation pct: 0.69%unemployment pct: 8.45%
Market Stress
0/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 1negative signals 30d: 1
Sanctions Exposure
0/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 631is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
92/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 79.8literacy rate: 96.20%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political8Stable
Security30Moderate
Economic53Elevated
Regulatory100Critical
Operational61Elevated
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · central-america-n-caribbean
Rank 3 of 33
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0254.4
0363.6
0477.4
0584.6
0685.3
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0888.9
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$86.5B
▲ $2.7B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$19.2K
▲ $364 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20240.7%
▼ 0.8% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20248.5%
▲ 1.9% YoY
Population
WB· 20244.5M
▲ 56.8K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB—
Life expectancy
WB· 202479.8 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202472.8%
▲ 4.2% YoY
Security12 recent events · 2 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
54
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
1
High-severity events
2026-08-27
Earthquakes in Panamá
Earthquake
2026-08-25
Record Panama Canal Fee
Economic Indicator
2026-08-25
El Nino Drought
Drought
2026-08-22
El Nino Drought
Drought
2026-08-22
Panama Canal Restrictions
Energy Project
2026-08-21
Panama Canal cuts ship traffic
Economic Indicator
2026-08-21
Drought at Panama Canal
Drought
2026-08-18
Drought in North
Drought
Active conflicts involving Panama
US-China conflict
Cold War · 28404 dispatches
Critical · 100
US-Panama conflict
Maritime · 4 dispatches
Cold · 0
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other
India name 26-member squad for big friendlies against Brazil, Uruguay and Panama
Times of India
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis
The Panama Canal will cut daily transits from Wednesday because of drought
MercoPress
Other
Gallardo, muy cerca de ser DT de Ecuador
Diario El Dia -
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis
Gang releases some women and children from group of 50 kidnapped in Haiti
Egypt Independent
Usaron buques con banderas de cuatro países para huachicol
La Jornada
Eliminatorias del Mundial de Básquet: Argentina enfrenta a Canadá por la cima del Grupo F
El Intransigente
Sentencian a 5 años de prisión por cohecho al ex presidente de Ecuador Lenín Moreno
La Jornada
Grand slam de Sosa como emergente en la 9na da a Filis victoria por 5-3 ante Angelinos
Clarin
Un financista tucumano quedó en el centro de un escándalo político con Keiko Fujimori en Perú
La Gaceta On Line
Think tanks · this country3 articles from research institutions tracking Panama
Atlantic Council
With the Strait of Hormuz closed, the Panama Canal is busier than ever. It should use this windfall wisely.
May 22, 2026
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Next Generation of Global Infrastructure Partnerships | The Futures Summit
Apr 16, 2026
Council on Foreign Relations
A Look Back at 2025: The Year in Foreign Policy
Apr 12, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Panama-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Panama will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.