Panama - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Panama was 13.80 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.48 in 1989 and a minimum value of 13.80 in 2010.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 19.24 |
| 1989 | 31.48 |
| 1991 | 28.58 |
| 1995 | 22.61 |
| 1997 | 21.24 |
| 1998 | 21.13 |
| 2001 | 23.69 |
| 2002 | 20.16 |
| 2003 | 18.99 |
| 2004 | 17.94 |
| 2005 | 16.94 |
| 2006 | 17.74 |
| 2009 | 14.63 |
| 2010 | 13.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Panama was 6.56 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.87 in 1989 and a minimum value of 5.89 in 2009.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.98 |
| 1989 | 22.87 |
| 1991 | 20.89 |
| 1995 | 15.69 |
| 1997 | 14.59 |
| 1998 | 14.92 |
| 2001 | 15.36 |
| 2002 | 11.00 |
| 2003 | 10.54 |
| 2004 | 9.84 |
| 2005 | 9.50 |
| 2006 | 10.17 |
| 2009 | 5.89 |
| 2010 | 6.56 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.30 |
| 2003 | 36.80 |
| 2008 | 32.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.90 |
| 2003 | 62.70 |
| 2008 | 59.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.30 |
| 2003 | 20.00 |
| 2008 | 17.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
