Panama vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Claims on central government, etc.
Panama
-11.4%
in 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis
-11.6%
in 2025
Panama rank
172nd
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
174th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Panama currently reports -11.4% against -11.6% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 172nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | -3.3% | 8.4% | Panama |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 5.2% | 4.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | -5.0% | 9.9% | 14.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | -5.6% | 19.4% | 25.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | -4.1% | -5.9% | 1.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | -11.4% | -44.4% | 33.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Panama or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Panama, at -11.4% against -11.6% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2020.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Panama and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Panama ranks 172nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 174th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.