Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Panama
Panama: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in Panama stood at 25.3%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Panama peaked at 67.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2019.
Panama ranks 66th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 59.6% | — |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 14.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Panama's 25.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 82% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 55.3% | 64.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 40.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 23.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.3% | 26.0% | 3 |
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: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Panama?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Panama was 25.3% 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 $10 a day recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Panama ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.