Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama
Panama: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.395 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama stood at 0.395.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama peaked at 0.566 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.376, in 2014.
That places Panama 24th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.566 | — |
| 2003 | 0.455 | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.441 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.43 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.464 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.413 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.398 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.401 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.412 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.419 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.376 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.389 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.378 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.389 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.388 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.393 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.418 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.429 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.409 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.396 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.397 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.395 | -0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.395 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.395 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.365, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.566 | 0.566 | 0.566 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4406 | 0.413 | 0.464 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3943 | 0.376 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4073 | 0.395 | 0.429 | 6 |
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 gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Panama was 0.395 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 in 1997.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.376 in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Panama ranks 24th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.