External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Panama
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Panama is 37.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 96.
Panama compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Panama is similar to that of Nicaragua, Vietnam, South Africa, Faeroe Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Dem. Rep. Congo, Korea, Thailand, Israel, Namibia with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 40.2, 40.2, 39.3, 38.3, 38.0, 37.0, 36.0, 35.6, 35.3, 35.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101.Last 10 years averagePanama had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 50.9 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Panama during the Great RecessionPanama's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 20.9% during the Great RecessionPanama since the end of the Great RecessionPanama's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 21.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Panama compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Panama is similar to that of Nicaragua, Vietnam, South Africa, Faeroe Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Dem. Rep. Congo, Korea, Thailand, Israel, Namibia with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 40.2, 40.2, 39.3, 38.3, 38.0, 37.0, 36.0, 35.6, 35.3, 35.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101.Last 10 years averagePanama had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 50.9 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Panama during the Great RecessionPanama's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 20.9% during the Great RecessionPanama since the end of the Great RecessionPanama's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 21.8% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 113.5 |
1992 | 94.3 |
1993 | 92.5 |
1994 | 89.3 |
1995 | 77.2 |
1996 | 65.1 |
1997 | 59.7 |
1998 | 58.6 |
1999 | 60.0 |
2000 | 56.8 |
2001 | 64.4 |
2002 | 57.0 |
2003 | 68.3 |
2004 | 54.2 |
2005 | 65.5 |
2006 | 60.5 |
2007 | 52.9 |
2008 | 48.8 |
2009 | 47.9 |
2010 | 49.4 |
2011 | 36.7 |
2012 | 37.9 |
2013 | 37.5 |
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Nicaragua | 91 | 40.2 |
Vietnam | 92 | 40.2 |
South Africa | 93 | 39.3 |
Faeroe Islands | 94 | 38.3 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 95 | 38.0 |
Panama | 96 | 37.5 |
Dem. Rep. Congo | 97 | 37.0 |
Korea | 98 | 36.0 |
Thailand | 99 | 35.6 |
Israel | 100 | 35.3 |
Namibia | 101 | 35.1 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources