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Panama - Government Debt 56.62

IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked

Latest value

56.62 (2024)

Global rank

##52 of 88 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1950

4.2×

Ranking Race — Government Debt

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67195019651980199520102024#2#522015 overtook Thailand2021 overtook Slovak Republic
PanamaTurkmenistanKiribatiMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Marshall Islands

Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. Panama climbed from #2 to #52 (overtook Thailand). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Panama ↓

Key Events — Panama

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Overtook Thailand in global rank auto
2020
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto

Government Debt, 1950-2024

IMF Global Debt Database · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19501965198019952010202412.5445.9179.28112.65
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