Bahamas vs Panama: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Bahamas
0.206 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Panama
0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahamas rank
183rd
Panama rank
180th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.206 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0105 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Bahamas ranks 183rd and Panama ranks 180th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0.1658 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1473 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.1266 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2388 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1122 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1837 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2245 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2437 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2344 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Bahamas or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.206 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Bahamas and Panama?
- 0.0105 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Panama rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 183rd and Panama ranks 180th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.