Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Panama
Panama: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Panama, 1979–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Panama recorded 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Panama peaked at 19.82 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.16 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1989.
Panama ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.62 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 43 Hungary 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 44 Serbia 21.06 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 45 Russia 20.29 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 47 Belarus 18.39 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 48 Montenegro 17.78 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 17.48 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Panama?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Panama was 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 19.82 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1989.
- How does Panama rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Panama ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.