Jamaica vs Panama: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 46.9% against 41.6% in Panama, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Jamaica ranks 4th and Panama ranks 7th of 116 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 38.4% | 34.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 38.0% | 17.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 23.9% | 7.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 41.6% | 5.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Jamaica or Panama?
- Jamaica, at 46.9% against 41.6% in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Jamaica and Panama?
- 5.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 4th and Panama ranks 7th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international public 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
Amount of public 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 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 international public 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.