Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Panama
Panama: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 3.13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Panama, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3.13 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Panama peaked at 29.77 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.92, in 2019.
Panama ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.65 | 15.65 | 15.65 | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.77 | 29.77 | 29.77 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.13 | 17.72 | 27.12 | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.56 | 6.65 | 20.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 2.92 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 | 3.13 | 3.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More poverty & inequality data for Panama
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.12 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,226 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.5 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.374 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.33 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1014 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1014 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1243 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3887 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Panama?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Panama was 3.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 29.77 in 1989.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Panama ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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