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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Panama
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8502 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.029 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2956 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1292 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 128.14 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- 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 $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.