Income inequality: Atkinson index in Panama
Panama: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3887 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Panama, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.3887 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Panama peaked at 0.39 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3711, in 2016.
That places Panama 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.39 | — |
| 2011 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.378 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3767 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3827 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3711 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3855 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3859 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3886 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3886 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3887 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3887 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3887 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.3887 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.3887 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3838 | 0.3711 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3887 | 0.3886 | 0.3887 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More poverty & inequality data for Panama
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,226 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Panama?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Panama was 0.3887 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3711 in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Panama ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.