Iceland vs Panama: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Iceland
46.5%
in 2020
Panama
43.3%
in 2020
Iceland rank
18th
Panama rank
21st

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • Panama
0100200300400198020002020

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 46.5% against 43.3% in Panama, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 18th and Panama ranks 21st of 90 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 10.6% 0.4% 10.2% Iceland
1990s 45.7% 0.3% 45.4% Iceland
2000s 216.2% 5.4% 210.8% Iceland
2010s 110.3% 12.3% 98.0% Iceland
2020s 46.5% 43.3% 3.1% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Iceland or Panama?
Iceland, at 46.5% against 43.3% in Panama as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Iceland and Panama?
3.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Panama?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Panama rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Iceland ranks 18th and Panama ranks 21st of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.