Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama
Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 12.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Panama recorded 12.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 12.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2012.
Panama ranks 24th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.6% | — |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.4%, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 12.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 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 12.5% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
- Panama ranks 24th out of 34 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 47.3%. 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). 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