Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Panama
3.1258318573236465% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 30 years from 1979 to 2024 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1258318573236465 |
| 2023 | 3.732369840145111 |
| 2021 | 3.3005017787218094 |
| 2019 | 2.9157351702451706 |
| 2018 | 3.7465032190084457 |
| 2017 | 4.27657775580883 |
| 2016 | 4.798021912574768 |
| 2015 | 4.784474149346352 |
| 2014 | 6.379958242177963 |
| 2013 | 5.91789074242115 |
| 2012 | 7.438281923532486 |
| 2011 | 6.081222742795944 |
| 2010 | 7.658606022596359 |
| 2009 | 6.645666807889938 |
| 2008 | 9.001661092042923 |
| 2007 | 12.97214925289154 |
| 2006 | 15.718889236450195 |
| 2005 | 14.542023837566376 |
| 2004 | 15.543670952320099 |
| 2003 | 16.7966291308403 |
| 2002 | 17.210353910923004 |
| 2001 | 20.784202218055725 |
| 2000 | 16.345101594924927 |
| 1999 | 17.71557927131653 |
| 1998 | 19.769038259983063 |
| 1997 | 19.907796382904053 |
| 1995 | 21.116676926612854 |
| 1991 | 27.12312340736389 |
| 1989 | 29.77251708507538 |
| 1979 | 15.647999942302704 |