Panama vs Singapore: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Panama
0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.2095 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama rank
180th
Singapore rank
181st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Panama
- Singapore
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2095 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.007 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Panama ranks 180th and Singapore ranks 181st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Singapore | 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 | 0.1473 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1027 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2388 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.2245 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1673 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0572 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2314 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2263 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
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, Panama or Singapore?
- Panama, at 0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2095 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Panama and Singapore?
- 0.007 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Singapore?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Singapore rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Panama ranks 180th and Singapore ranks 181st 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.