Wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama
Panama: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama stood at 30.6%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama peaked at 37.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2024.
Panama ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.7% | — |
| 1981 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 34.7% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 30.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Panama's 30.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 34.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 32.6% | 5 |
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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Panama was 30.6% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Panama ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.