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

Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 6.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.2%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 2008
All-time low
3.9%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2008–2023

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

024682008201520232008: 7.62009: 6.12010: 3.92011: 4.52012: 4.32013: 4.72014: 4.92015: 5.42016: 5.72017: 72018: 5.92019: 5.62021: 72023: 6.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 6.2% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 7.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2010.

Panama ranks 22nd of 31 countries on this measure, 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 Insurance -1st quintile in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 7.6%
2009 6.1% -20.6%
2010 3.9% -35.4%
2011 4.5% +15.9%
2012 4.3% -6.4%
2013 4.7% +10.2%
2014 4.9% +4.5%
2015 5.4% +9.9%
2016 5.7% +6.1%
2017 7.0% +22.0%
2018 5.9% -15.9%
2019 5.6% -3.7%
2021 7.0% +23.3%
2023 6.2% -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.9% 6.1% 7.6% 2
2010s 5.2% 3.9% 7.0% 10
2020s 6.6% 6.2% 7.0% 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 19 Pakistan 10.0% compare
  2. 20 Thailand 8.9% compare
  3. 21 Viet Nam 8.7% compare
  4. 23 Mexico 5.0% compare
  5. 24 Ecuador 3.8% compare
  6. 25 South Africa 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Panama?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Panama was 6.2% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2010.
How does Panama rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Panama ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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