Head of state and government
Verified
Titles are English translations of the official Spanish titles by Govpedia. The Presidency's site (presidencia.gob.pa) returned no readable content on 2026-10-13, so the President is verified on the foreign ministry's site, which names him, and ministers on their own ministry's site. The education, public works and housing ministry sites were unavailable (HTTP 503), the labour ministry refused access (403) and no page naming the Minister for Canal Affairs or the Minister of the Presidency could be read; those seats rest on Wikipedia. Start dates are Wikipedia's. No change of minister in 2025-2026 was found, so no events are listed.
- Head of state and government
- José Raúl MulinoPresident of the Republic
- Government
- Government of José Raúl MulinoSince 1 Jul 2024
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Panama City
- UN e-government rank
- 79 of 193EGDI 2024
Panama is a presidential republic[1]. The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 18 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Panama City
- Region
- Central America
- Area
- 75,417 km²
- Language
- Spanish
- Currencies
- Panamanian balboa (B/.), United States dollar ($)
- People
- Panamanian
- Borders
- Colombia, Costa Rica
- Calling code
- +507
- Internet domain
- .pa
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Government of José Raúl Mulino
12 of 18 verified on official pages
In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[17]
2024
0.730rank 79 of 193
- Online services0.650
- Human capital0.687
- Telecom infrastructure0.852
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Gobierno de José Raúl Mulino
Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Ministerio de Gobierno
Ministry of Government of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Canciller
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Ministry of Economy and Finance of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Ministerio de Seguridad Pública
Ministry of Public Security of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
Ministry of Commerce and Industries of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]Ministerio de Salud
Ministry of Health of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [12]Autoridades
Ministry of Social Development of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [13]Ministro
Ministry of Agricultural Development of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [14]Autoridades y titulares
Ministry of the Environment of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [15]Autoridades
Ministry of Culture of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [16]Autoridades
Ministry of Women of PanamaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [17]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026