With the trend toward the formation of regional economies, Panama will soon be the second country in Central and South America after Chile to join NAFTA. At same time, Panama is also an observer in the Andean Common Market and Mercosur (which include countries such as Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay).
在經濟區域化的趨勢下，巴拿馬近期將繼南美洲的智利之後，成為第二個加入北美自由貿易區的中南美國家，同時她是安底斯及南錐共同市場（包括智利、阿根廷、巴西、玻利維亞、巴拉圭）的觀察員。