Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Panama
Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 39.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama stood at 39.1%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama peaked at 42.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2008.
Panama ranks 18th of 36 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 Protection and Labor in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.8% | — |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +54.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +53.7% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 18.8% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 27.1% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.1% | 42.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 15 Türkiye 42.7% compare
- 16 Kosovo 39.9% compare
- 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.9% compare
- 19 Costa Rica 36.4% compare
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.9% compare
- 21 Viet Nam 31.8% compare
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 protection and labor in Panama?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama was 39.1% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Panama ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount