Interest payments in Panama

Panama: Interest payments was 2.69 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.69 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 25.9%
World rank
105th
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.69 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
922.50 million current LCU
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Interest payments in Panama, 2014–2024

1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B2014201920242014: 922.5M current LCU2015: 998.0M current LCU2016: 1.0B current LCU2017: 1.1B current LCU2018: 1.2B current LCU2019: 1.3B current LCU2020: 1.4B current LCU2021: 1.5B current LCU2022: 1.3B current LCU2023: 2.1B current LCU2024: 2.7B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, interest payments in Panama stood at 2.69 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 192.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Panama peaked at 2.69 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 922.50 million current LCU, in 2014.

Panama ranks 105th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.08 billion current LCU 922.50 million current LCU 1.26 billion current LCU 6
2020s 1.82 billion current LCU 1.32 billion current LCU 2.69 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Panama

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  3. 104 Papua New Guinea 2.95 billion current LCU compare
  4. 106 Botswana 2.55 billion current LCU compare
  5. 107 United Arab Emirates 2.31 billion current LCU compare
  6. 108 Bolivia 2.14 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Panama?
Interest payments in Panama was 2.69 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 2.69 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 922.50 million current LCU in 2014.
How does Panama rank for interest payments?
Panama ranks 105th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 192.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.