Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Panama
Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 35.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Panama recorded 35.2% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Panama peaked at 40.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2008.
Panama ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.9% | — |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +100.9% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +63.3% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 12.9% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 23.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.2% | 37.8% | 2 |
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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 poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Panama?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Panama was 35.2% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
- Panama ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount