Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Panama
Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 28.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Panama is 28.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 29.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Panama peaked at 41.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2008.
That places Panama 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 -extreme poor in Panama, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.8% | — |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +82.2% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +42.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -29.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 28.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.2%, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 28.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.8% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 16.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 28.8% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 21 Costa Rica 54.6% compare
- 22 Pakistan 47.5% compare
- 23 Mexico 31.2% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
- 26 Ecuador 15.8% compare
- 27 South Africa 12.6% 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 (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Panama?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Panama was 28.8% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
- Panama ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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