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

Panama
297.62 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2019
Philippines
211.6 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Panama rank
39th
Philippines rank
42nd

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

  • Panama
  • Philippines
100150200250300198520042023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 297.62 international-$ in 2021 prices against 211.6 international-$ in 2021 prices in Philippines, a difference of 86.03 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Philippines ahead.

Panama ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 42nd 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.