Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama
Panama: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 21.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama stood at 21.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama peaked at 38.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2017.
That places Panama 23rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.9% | — |
| 2005 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 33.4% | 38.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 3 |
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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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Panama was 21.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Panama ranks 23rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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