Latin America & Caribbean · edition 2026

Panama 2026: strong rules, weak public use

Panama's strongest dimension is enabling environment; its weakest is citizen participation. The framework is not yet translating evenly into practice.

93 indicators 30 procuring entities 4 dimensions

Overall ITI score

67.7/100

Global average: 44.2

+19.7 vs previous edition

The ITI score

Transparency improved: up 19.7 points since 2023

23.5 points above the global average. Enabling environment carries the score; citizen participation holds it back.

National ITI score by edition

48.1202367.72026

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Edition	Overall ITI score
2023	48.1
2026	67.7

Score by dimension, 2026

Enabling environment92.2

Capacities and processes47.4

Citizen participation43.3

Data publication82.2

Dashed marks show the global average. Click a year to open that edition.

Inside the four dimensions

Where the score comes from

Enabling environment

92.2/100

▲ 10.6

Strongest area:Access-to-public information law · Right to request public information +7 more100

Weakest area:Infrastructure projects geographic information system (GIS) platform60

Explore 3 sub-areas

1.1Legal framework and digital tools92.2

1.1.1Access to public information regulatory framework100

1.1.2Transparency standards in the public infrastructure sector100

1.1.3National digital information tools74

Capacities and processes

47.4/100

▲ 14.4

Strongest area:Computer equipment82.7

Weakest area:Plan to mitigate limitations for publishing information10.7

Explore 5 sub-areas

2.1Institutional capacities65.5

2.1.1Basic knowledge59.5

2.1.2Digital capacities71.5

2.2Institutional processes35.4

2.2.1Procedures to disclose information52.4

2.2.2Enablers and barriers to disclose information35.8

2.2.3Control over infrastructure projects disclosure15

Citizen participation

43.3/100

▲ 20.6

Strongest area:Institutional response capacity66.7

Weakest area:Improvements as a response to citizen participation15.3

Explore 2 sub-areas

3.1Participation practices43.3

3.1.1Participation opportunities48

3.1.2Use of information by citizens39.4

Data publication

82.2/100

▲ 28.1

Strongest area:Project reference number · Project owner +4 more96.7

Weakest area:Sector and sub-sector7.7

Explore 6 sub-areas

4.1Disclosure practices82.2

4.1.1Project identification83.9

4.1.2Project preparation55.7

4.1.3Execution contract procurement92.5

4.1.4Supervision contract procurement81.6

4.1.5Execution contract implementation86.1

4.1.6Supervision contract implementation85

Procuring entities

How 30 procuring entities compare

Scores run from 88 to 26.1, with a median of 62.7.

3Leading80 to 100

15Strong60 to 79

6Developing40 to 59

6Weak0 to 39

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1	Municipio de La Chorrera	88	97.1	81.5	84.2
2	Ministerio de Ambiente	83	74.3	81.2	91.8
3	Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano	82	68.3	80.5	95
4	Ministerio de la Presidencia	79.8	76.7	73.6	86.5
5	Municipio de Panamá	79.2	64.6	71.7	96.7
6	Contraloría General de la República	76.1	64.8	61.5	95.2
7	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá	72.8	57.2	68.7	89.1
8	Metro de Panamá	69.9	57.5	62.7	85.3
9	Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario	67.3	63.8	39.7	87.7
10	Municipio de David	65.6	42.1	48.7	96.7
11	Ministerio de Obras Públicas	64.4	65.6	69	60.5
12	Instituto de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Nacionales	63.4	39.2	60.4	86.5
13	Ministerio de Cultura	63.1	53.8	37.2	87.4
14	Ministerio de Desarrollo Social	63	46.6	51.6	84.5
15	Ministerio de Salud	62.7	56.6	31.9	87.2
16	Caja de Seguro Social	62.7	57	72	61.7
17	Universidad de Panamá	61.2	42.6	39.6	91
18	Ministerio de Educación	60.7	45.1	26.9	95.6
19	Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica, S.A.	59.1	46.4	29.7	88.6
20	Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial	56.8	25.8	51.6	87.2
21	Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, S.A.	54.6	43.2	13.2	90.5
22	Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil	54.5	40.2	20.6	88.2
23	Instituto Panameño de Deportes	54.4	36.7	11.1	96.9
24	Municipio Omar Torrijos Herrera	53.2	49.3	51.5	57.7
25	Ministerio de Gobierno	39	55.8	31.9	28.7
26	Superintendencia de Bancos	38.7	0	0	96.7
27	Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá	38.3	0	0	95.6
28	Universidad Especializada de las Américas	37	0	0	92.5
29	Municipio de Antón	32.5	0	0	81.2
30	Canal de Panamá	26.1	52.4	31.1	0

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Municipio de La Chorrera

Ranked #1 of 30 entities

88PE ITI score

Capacities and processes49.7 above average97.1

Citizen participation38.2 above average81.5

Information disclosure2 above average84.2

Ticks mark the average across all 30 entities.

Full detail The complete 93-indicator breakdown

National ITI ScoreScore67.7

1Enabling environmentDimension92.2

1.1Legal framework and digital toolsVariable92.2

1.1.1Access to public information regulatory frameworkSub-variable100

1.1.1.1Access-to-public information lawIndicator100

1.1.1.2Right to request public informationIndicator100

1.1.1.3Sanctions over non-compliance with access to public information mandatesIndicator100

1.1.1.4Organisation guaranteeing the sanctionsIndicator100

1.1.2Transparency standards in the public infrastructure sectorSub-variable100

1.1.2.1Proactive publication of information on public procurement processesIndicator100

1.1.2.2Proactive publication of information on public infrastructure projectsIndicator100

1.1.2.3Infrastructure data disclosure standardIndicator100

1.1.2.4Infrastructure data disclosure standard proactively published as open dataIndicator100

1.1.2.5Organisation responsible for the infrastructure data disclosure standardIndicator100

1.1.3National digital information toolsSub-variable74

1.1.3.1Centralised digital information platformsIndicator80

1.1.3.2Easy access to information in digital information platformsIndicator80

1.1.3.3Infrastructure projects geographic information system (GIS) platformIndicator60

2Capacities and processesDimension47.4

2.1Institutional capacitiesVariable65.5

2.1.1Basic knowledgeSub-variable59.5

2.1.1.1Knowledge about the access-to-information lawIndicator74

2.1.1.2Knowledge about transparency initiatives in the infrastructure sectorIndicator56

2.1.1.3Knowledge about the transparency data standard in the infrastructure sectorIndicator30.7

2.1.1.4Knowledge about sanctions due to non-compliance on the access-to-public-information lawIndicator58

2.1.1.5Knowledge about different data categoriesIndicator78.7

2.1.2Digital capacitiesSub-variable71.5

2.1.2.1Computer equipmentIndicator82.7

2.1.2.2Connectivity to the internetIndicator81.3

2.1.2.3Institutional websiteIndicator77.3

2.1.2.4Information systems for infrastructure projectsIndicator63.3

2.1.2.5Use of digital information systemsIndicator70.7

2.1.2.6Infrastructure open data publicationIndicator41.3

2.1.2.7Visualisations based on infrastructure projects dataIndicator57.3

2.2Institutional processesVariable35.4

2.2.1Procedures to disclose informationSub-variable52.4

2.2.1.1Procedures for the publication of informationIndicator39.3

2.2.1.2Responsibilities for disclosureIndicator57.3

2.2.1.3Information officer profileIndicator53.3

2.2.1.4Information officerIndicator62.7

2.2.1.5Follow-up mechanisms on information requestsIndicator49.3

2.2.2Enablers and barriers to disclose informationSub-variable35.8

2.2.2.1Internal policy for information publicationIndicator27.3

2.2.2.2Disclosure training programmeIndicator32.7

2.2.2.3Identification of limitations for publishing informationIndicator67.3

2.2.2.4Plan to mitigate limitations for publishing informationIndicator10.7

2.2.2.5Bureaucratic barriers to publish informationIndicator58

2.2.2.6Documentation of non-compliance and sanctionsIndicator22.7

2.2.3Control over infrastructure projects disclosureSub-variable15

2.2.3.1Level of disclosed infrastructure projectsIndicator16.7

2.2.3.2Level of investment represented by disclosed infrastructure projectsIndicator13.3

3Citizen participationDimension43.3

3.1Participation practicesVariable43.3

3.1.1Participation opportunitiesSub-variable48

3.1.1.1Institutionalised citizen participationIndicator46

3.1.1.2Permanent and inclusive citizen participationIndicator48

3.1.1.3Citizen participation in infrastructure projectsIndicator42

3.1.1.4Citizen attention officeIndicator52.7

3.1.1.5Online form for consultation or requestsIndicator28

3.1.1.6Awareness of participation opportunitiesIndicator64

3.1.2Use of information by citizensSub-variable39.4

3.1.2.1Centralised citizen complaintsIndicator44

3.3.2.2Requests and responses of access to informationIndicator58.7

3.3.2.3Institutional response capacityIndicator66.7

3.3.2.4Institutional use evidenceIndicator49.3

3.3.2.5Citizens use evidenceIndicator16.7

3.3.2.6Evidence of joint projectsIndicator41.3

3.3.2.7Improvements as a response to citizen participationIndicator15.3

4Information disclosureDimension82.2

4.1Disclosure practicesVariable82.2

4.1.1Project identificationSub-variable83.9

4.1.1.1Project reference numberIndicator96.7

4.1.1.2Project ownerIndicator96.7

4.1.1.3Sector and sub-sectorIndicator7.7

4.1.1.4Project nameIndicator96.7

4.1.1.5Project locationIndicator93.3

4.1.1.6Project descriptionIndicator95

4.1.1.7PurposeIndicator84.7

4.1.2Project preparationSub-variable55.7

4.1.2.1Environmental impactIndicator45

4.1.2.2Land and settlement impactIndicator46.7

4.1.2.3Contact detailsIndicator33.3

4.1.2.4Project budget and date of approvalIndicator76.7

4.1.2.5Funding sourcesIndicator95

4.1.3Execution contract procurementSub-variable92.5

4.1.3.1Procuring entity and contact detailsIndicator96.7

4.1.3.2Procurement processIndicator96.7

4.1.3.3Number of firms biddingIndicator96.7

4.1.3.4Contract typeIndicator95

4.1.3.5Contract titleIndicator88.3

4.1.3.6Contract priceIndicator88.3

4.1.3.7Contract start dateIndicator88.3

4.1.3.8Contract durationIndicator90

4.1.3.9Contractor(s)Indicator89.7

4.1.3.10Contract scope of workIndicator95.3

4.1.4Supervision contract procurementSub-variable81.6

4.1.4.1Procuring entity and contact detailsIndicator51

4.1.4.2Procurement processIndicator85

4.1.4.3Number of firms/individuals biddingIndicator85

4.1.4.4Contract typeIndicator85

4.1.4.5Contract titleIndicator85

4.1.4.6Contract priceIndicator85

4.1.4.7Contract start dateIndicator85

4.1.4.8Contract durationIndicator85

4.1.4.9Contract firm/individualIndicator85

4.1.4.10Contract scope of workIndicator85

4.1.5Execution contract implementationSub-variable86.1

4.1.5.1Variation to contract priceIndicator88.3

4.1.5.2Reasons for price changesIndicator85

4.1.5.3Variation to contract durationIndicator88.3

4.1.5.4Reasons for contract duration changesIndicator86.7

4.1.5.5Variation to contract scopeIndicator88.3

4.1.5.6Reasons for scope changesIndicator83.3

4.1.6Supervision contract implementationSub-variable85

4.1.6.1Variation to contract priceIndicator85

4.1.6.2Reasons for price changesIndicator85

4.1.6.3Variation to contract durationIndicator85

4.1.6.4Reasons for duration changesIndicator85

4.1.6.5Variation to contract scopeIndicator85

4.1.6.6Reasons for scope changesIndicator85

Panama 2026: strong rules, weak public use

Transparency improved: up 19.7 points since 2023

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