Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Panama

Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 15.6% in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
15.6%
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
20th
of 33 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2021
All-time low
12.5%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Panama, 2008–2023

051015202008201520232008: 15.82009: 14.12010: 14.32011: 14.32012: 13.72013: 15.12014: 142015: 12.52016: 14.82017: 14.82018: 14.22019: 13.72021: 18.12023: 15.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Panama is 15.6%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Panama peaked at 18.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2015.

Panama ranks 20th of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.0% 14.1% 15.8% 2
2010s 14.1% 12.5% 15.1% 10
2020s 16.8% 15.6% 18.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Panama?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Panama was 15.6% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2015.
How does Panama rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Panama ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount