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
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
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.