Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Panama
Panama: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Panama, 1979–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Panama stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Panama peaked at 16.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
Panama ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Panama
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1111 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8502 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.029 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2956 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1292 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 128.14 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Panama?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Panama was 0.2% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1989.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Panama rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Panama ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.