Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Panama
Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 66.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Panama recorded 66.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Panama peaked at 78.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.
That places Panama 16th 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.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Panama, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.1% | — |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +1426.2% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +53.1% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 3.1% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 37.7% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 66.1% | 78.0% | 2 |
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- 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 -extreme poor in Panama?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Panama was 66.1% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Panama ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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