Mexico vs Panama: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Mexico
312.81 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Panama
297.62 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2019
Mexico rank
38th
Panama rank
39th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Mexico
  • Panama
100150200250300198420042024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 312.81 international-$ in 2021 prices against 297.62 international-$ in 2021 prices in Panama, a difference of 15.18 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 38th and Panama ranks 39th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.