Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Panama

Panama: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban was 28.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.9%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2011
All-time low
24.8%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Panama, 2008–2023

0102030402008201520232008: 34.52009: 342010: 31.92011: 36.32012: 30.72013: 31.52014: 34.62015: 28.32016: 26.52017: 29.72018: 26.92019: 24.82021: 31.52023: 28.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 28.9% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban in 2023.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban in Panama peaked at 36.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2019.

That places Panama 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 34.5%
2009 34.0% -1.7%
2010 31.9% -6.2%
2011 36.3% +14.0%
2012 30.7% -15.5%
2013 31.5% +2.6%
2014 34.6% +9.9%
2015 28.3% -18.2%
2016 26.5% -6.3%
2017 29.7% +11.8%
2018 26.9% -9.4%
2019 24.8% -7.8%
2021 31.5% +27.3%
2023 28.9% -8.4%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 28.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 28.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.3%, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.2% 34.0% 34.5% 2
2010s 30.1% 24.8% 36.3% 10
2020s 30.2% 28.9% 31.5% 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 27 Kosovo 32.6% compare
  2. 27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 32.6% compare
  3. 29 Ecuador 32.5% compare
  4. 31 Mexico 28.5% compare
  5. 32 Peru 25.0% compare
  6. 33 El Salvador 21.3% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More work & labour data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban in Panama?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban in Panama was 28.9% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2019.
How does Panama rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban?
Panama ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance -urban rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-3rd-quintile-percent-all-social-insurance-urban/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-3rd-quintile-percent-all-social-insurance-urban/panama/">Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Panama</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group