Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Panama

Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 30.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.2%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2023
All-time low
20.9%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Panama, 2008–2023

01020302008201520232008: 20.92009: 26.72010: 26.62011: 26.72012: 24.22013: 242014: 24.12015: 24.12016: 23.82017: 23.62018: 23.92019: 23.22021: 27.12023: 30.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Panama is 30.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Panama peaked at 30.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2008.

That places Panama 19th out of 34 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.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 20.9%
2009 26.7% +27.7%
2010 26.6% -0.2%
2011 26.7% +0.5%
2012 24.2% -9.4%
2013 24.0% -0.9%
2014 24.1% +0.5%
2015 24.1% +0.1%
2016 23.8% -1.3%
2017 23.6% -0.8%
2018 23.9% +1.4%
2019 23.2% -3.0%
2021 27.1% +16.4%
2023 30.2% +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.8% 20.9% 26.7% 2
2010s 24.4% 23.2% 26.7% 10
2020s 28.6% 27.1% 30.2% 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 16 Argentina 38.7% compare
  2. 17 Brazil 38.2% compare
  3. 18 Chile 34.3% compare
  4. 20 Costa Rica 27.9% compare
  5. 21 Viet Nam 27.3% compare
  6. 22 Sri Lanka 22.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Panama?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Panama was 30.2% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2008.
How does Panama rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Panama ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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