Panama Poverty Rate 1979-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Panama poverty rate for 2019 was 12.10%, a 0.4% decline from 2018.
  • Panama poverty rate for 2018 was 12.50%, a 1.5% decline from 2017.
  • Panama poverty rate for 2017 was 14.00%, a 0.5% decline from 2016.
  • Panama poverty rate for 2016 was 14.50%, a 0.9% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.10%
Argentina 11.20%
Uruguay 5.10%
Greece 3.90%
Spain 2.80%
Latvia 2.60%
Hungary 2.50%
Croatia 2.40%
Slovak Republic 2.00%
United States 1.70%
Lithuania 1.60%
Portugal 1.50%
Estonia 1.40%
Sweden 0.90%
Austria 0.80%
Malta 0.70%
Norway 0.50%
Netherlands 0.40%
Denmark 0.40%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Cyprus 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Belgium 0.20%
Finland 0.20%
Slovenia 0.10%
Panama Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 12.10% -0.40%
2018 12.50% -1.50%
2017 14.00% -0.50%
2016 14.50% -0.90%
2015 15.40% -1.40%
2014 16.80% -1.40%
2013 18.20% -0.60%
2012 18.80% 0.50%
2011 18.30% -3.40%
2010 21.70% -1.30%
2009 23.00% -0.20%
2008 23.20% -7.30%
2007 30.50% -3.40%
2006 33.90% -0.60%
2005 34.50% -0.30%
2004 34.80% -1.20%
2003 36.00% -1.20%
2002 37.20% -2.80%
2001 40.00% 4.90%
2000 35.10% -1.40%
1999 36.50% -2.30%
1998 38.80% -0.30%
1997 39.10% -0.30%
1995 39.40% -8.80%
1991 48.20% -2.00%
1989 50.20% 10.30%
1979 39.90% 10.30%