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Panama Rentista Retirado (retired investor): income requirement, dividends and tax
Dividend income does not count toward this program's requirement, per the official source.
See the Panama guide comparing Pensionado, Rentista and Friendly Nations.
| Fact | What the official source says | Status | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income floor | Conflicting. Official sources conflict: Migración's 2026 checklist (PE1) states B/.850 per month; the Panamá Digital service page states B/.2,000 per month. We show neither as fact. | Conflicting official sources | migracion.gob.pa panamadigital.gob.pa |
| Do dividends count? | No — the income must come exclusively from interest on a fixed-term deposit (at least 5 years) at Banco Nacional de Panamá or Caja de Ahorros. | Verified | migracion.gob.pa panamadigital.gob.pa |
| Tax on foreign dividends | Panama taxes only income produced within its territory (territorial system, Código Fiscal art. 694 as restored by Ley 1 de 2014). Dividends paid by a foreign company on foreign shares are foreign-source. | Verified | organojudicial.gob.pa |
| Tax on crypto gains | Not yet verified. No official statement on crypto gains found. | Not yet verified | — |
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