WTMG Intelligence
Panama Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Panama's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score69.6550
Global RMOS Rank#34 of 171
Migration Momentum93.8
International Migrant Stock477,749
Migrant Share10.6%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Panama's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS69.6550
Global rank#34
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 19.9%
Migrant-stock rank#76 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#12 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 93.8 | 25% | 23.4597 |
| Migrant Market Size | 56.1 | 20% | 11.2281 |
| Migrant Share | 65.9 | 15% | 9.8824 |
| GDP per Capita | 68.0 | 15% | 10.1966 |
| GDP Growth | 39.5 | 10% | 3.9548 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 71.8 | 10% | 7.1834 |
| Visa Accessibility | 75.0 | 5% | 3.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 69.6550 | ||
Panama migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Panama Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock477,749
2020 migrant stock313,165
2015 migrant stock184,710
2020-2024 change+164,584 (+52.6%)
2015-2024 change+293,039 (+158.6%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Panama
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Venezuela | 182,386 | 119,553 | 9,883 | +62,833 (+52.6%) |
| #2 | Colombia | 77,349 | 50,702 | 55,251 | +26,647 (+52.6%) |
| #3 | China | 34,214 | 22,427 | 18,665 | +11,787 (+52.6%) |
| #4 | USA | 25,732 | 16,867 | 14,040 | +8,865 (+52.6%) |
| #5 | Nicaragua | 23,672 | 15,517 | 12,915 | +8,155 (+52.6%) |
| #6 | Dominican Republic | 14,815 | 9,711 | 8,095 | +5,104 (+52.6%) |
| #7 | Costa Rica | 14,218 | 9,320 | 7,760 | +4,898 (+52.6%) |
| #8 | Mexico | 8,850 | 5,801 | 4,832 | +3,049 (+52.6%) |
| #9 | India | 8,212 | 5,383 | 4,481 | +2,829 (+52.6%) |
| #10 | Peru | 7,864 | 5,155 | 4,290 | +2,709 (+52.6%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Panama
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 161,903 | 151,193 | 152,154 | +10,710 (+7.1%) |
| #2 | Costa Rica | 16,546 | 13,711 | 11,424 | +2,835 (+20.7%) |
| #3 | Colombia | 3,506 | 3,113 | 2,566 | +393 (+12.6%) |
| #4 | Mexico | 2,241 | 1,968 | 1,842 | +273 (+13.9%) |
| #5 | Italy | 1,170 | 1,127 | 984 | +43 (+3.8%) |
| #6 | Peru | 878 | 545 | 436 | +333 (+61.1%) |
| #7 | Chile | 874 | 810 | 738 | +64 (+7.9%) |
| #8 | Dominican Republic | 851 | 789 | 756 | +62 (+7.9%) |
| #9 | China | 800 | 729 | 819 | +71 (+9.7%) |
| #10 | Venezuela | 790 | 828 | 880 | -38 (-4.6%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
71.8
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
75.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 75.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Panama against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Panama | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 69.7 | 55.8 | +13.9 |
| Migration Momentum | 93.8 | 60.1 | +33.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 56.1 | 50.3 | +5.8 |
| Migrant Share | 65.9 | 50.0 | +15.9 |
| GDP per Capita | 68.0 | 51.1 | +16.9 |
| GDP Growth | 39.5 | 50.6 | -11.0 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 71.8 | 67.0 | +4.8 |
| Visa Accessibility | 75.0 | 60.0 | +15.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.