Poverty & Inequality in Panama

92 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Panama.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of people living in extreme poverty 4.37 million people 2024 up 20.1% 95th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 141,149 people 2024 down 43.2% 64th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 141,149 people 2024 down 43.2% 64th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 19.8% 2024 down 18.8% 64th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 3.1% 2024 down 51.0% 46th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 17.1% 2024 down 0.2% 2nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 23.2% 2024 up 0.8% 2nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 29.0% 2024 up 0.2% 3rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 80.6% 2024 down 5.7% 79th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 3.1% 2024 down 51.0% 46th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 6.8% 2024 down 34.6% 51st
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 3.1% 2024 down 51.0% 46th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 25.3% 2024 down 17.1% 66th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 141,149 people 2024 down 43.2% 64th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 876,528 people 2024 up 54.7% 56th
Gini coefficient 0.4973 2024 down 1.4% 6th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 3.1% 2024 down 51.0% 45th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.7% 2023 down 15.9% 23rd
Share of population living below national poverty lines 21.7% 2023 down 15.9% 23rd
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.45 2019 down 5.1% 5th
Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.45 2019 down 5.1% 5th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 3.14 million people 2023 up 31.0% 67th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 1.7% 2023 down 37.6% 49th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 76.8% 2023 down 5.6% 78th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.7% 2023 down 37.6% 49th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 77,695 people 2023 down 27.0% 65th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 5.5% 2023 down 32.3% 55th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.0% 2023 down 28.9% 64th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.3% 2023 down 42.6% 54th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 1.6% 2023 down 50.2% 20th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 21.7% 2023 down 15.9% 23rd
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 2.5% 2017 down 67.9% 19th