Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama
Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 7.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2011.
That places Panama 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.4% | — |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +55.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +112.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +51.7% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -38.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.5%, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama was 4.0% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
- Panama ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap