Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Panama
Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 35.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Panama is 35.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 184.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Panama peaked at 40.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2014.
Panama ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Panama, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.1% | — |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +251.5% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 35.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.8%, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 35.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.1%, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +251.5% | 11.6% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 17.3% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 11.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.7% | 35.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 27 Honduras 40.1% compare
- 28 South Africa 38.1% compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 36.0% compare
- 31 Colombia 33.5% compare
- 32 Peru 27.9% compare
- 33 El Salvador 17.9% compare
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Panama?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Panama was 35.7% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.0%. 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 Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap