Panama vs Post-demographic dividend: Interest payments

Panama
13.4%
in 2021
Post-demographic dividend
3.4%
in 2023
Panama rank
35th
Post-demographic dividend rank
36th

Interest payments over time

  • Panama
  • Post-demographic dividend
2.557.51012.515197319982023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 13.4% against 3.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Panama's figure about 3.9 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 35th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 152 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2010s 12.7% 4.3% 8.3% Panama
2020s 13.1% 2.7% 10.4% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Panama or Post-demographic dividend?
Panama, at 13.4% against 3.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in interest payments between Panama and Post-demographic dividend?
10.0%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Post-demographic dividend?
8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Panama and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for interest payments?
Panama ranks 35th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.