Panama vs Saint Lucia: Claims on central government, etc.
Panama
-11.4%
in 2020
Saint Lucia
-11.6%
in 2025
Panama rank
172nd
Saint Lucia rank
173rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Panama
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Panama currently reports -11.4% against -11.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 5.6% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | -5.0% | -0.7% | 4.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | -5.6% | -1.8% | 3.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | -4.1% | 2.9% | 7.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | -11.4% | -3.3% | 8.1% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Panama or Saint Lucia?
- Panama, at -11.4% against -11.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Panama and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saint Lucia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Saint Lucia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Panama ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 173rd 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.