Average per capita transfer - All Social Assistance (Assistance) in Panama
Panama: Average per capita transfer - All Social Assistance (Assistance) was 1.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average per capita transfer - All Social Assistance in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2023, average per capita transfer - all social assistance in Panama stood at 1.61.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita transfer - all social assistance in Panama peaked at 2.64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0739, in 2008.
That places Panama 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average per capita transfer - All Social Assistance (Assistance) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0739 | — |
| 2009 | 0.7044 | +853.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9416 | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9671 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | +43.9% |
| 2016 | 1.53 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.53 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.64 | +73.6% |
| 2023 | 1.61 | -39.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.87, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita transfer - All Social Assistance (Assistance) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +853.2% | 0.0739 | 0.7044 |
| 2021 | +73.6% | 1.52 | 2.64 |
| 2023 | -39.1% | 2.64 | 1.61 |
| 2015 | +43.9% | 1.04 | 1.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3892 | 0.0739 | 0.7044 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 0.9416 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 | 1.61 | 2.64 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita transfer - all social assistance in Panama?
- Average per capita transfer - all social assistance in Panama was 1.61 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest average per capita transfer - all social assistance recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average per capita transfer - all social assistance recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0739 in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for average per capita transfer - all social assistance?
- Panama ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita transfer - all social assistance rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Average per capita transfer - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average transfer amount of Social Assistance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)