Panama - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Panama was 0.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 16.30 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.70 |
| 1989 | 16.30 |
| 1991 | 14.00 |
| 1995 | 11.00 |
| 1997 | 9.20 |
| 1998 | 9.90 |
| 1999 | 8.50 |
| 2000 | 6.50 |
| 2001 | 8.00 |
| 2002 | 4.50 |
| 2003 | 4.60 |
| 2004 | 4.00 |
| 2005 | 3.80 |
| 2006 | 4.50 |
| 2007 | 2.70 |
| 2008 | 1.40 |
| 2009 | 0.80 |
| 2010 | 1.30 |
| 2011 | 0.90 |
| 2012 | 1.30 |
| 2013 | 0.80 |
| 2014 | 1.10 |
| 2015 | 0.50 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 0.50 |
| 2019 | 0.40 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Panama was 1.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.40 in 1989 and a minimum value of 1.40 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 6.90 |
| 1989 | 21.40 |
| 1991 | 19.00 |
| 1995 | 14.90 |
| 1997 | 13.30 |
| 1998 | 13.70 |
| 1999 | 12.00 |
| 2000 | 10.40 |
| 2001 | 12.90 |
| 2002 | 9.30 |
| 2003 | 9.20 |
| 2004 | 8.40 |
| 2005 | 8.00 |
| 2006 | 8.80 |
| 2007 | 6.60 |
| 2008 | 4.30 |
| 2009 | 3.00 |
| 2010 | 3.80 |
| 2011 | 2.90 |
| 2012 | 3.60 |
| 2013 | 2.70 |
| 2014 | 3.10 |
| 2015 | 2.10 |
| 2016 | 2.10 |
| 2017 | 2.20 |
| 2018 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | 1.40 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Panama was 4.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.30 in 1989 and a minimum value of 4.30 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 16.90 |
| 1989 | 30.30 |
| 1991 | 27.80 |
| 1995 | 22.20 |
| 1997 | 20.90 |
| 1998 | 21.10 |
| 1999 | 19.20 |
| 2000 | 17.80 |
| 2001 | 21.20 |
| 2002 | 17.80 |
| 2003 | 17.20 |
| 2004 | 16.30 |
| 2005 | 15.70 |
| 2006 | 16.20 |
| 2007 | 13.60 |
| 2008 | 9.80 |
| 2009 | 8.60 |
| 2010 | 9.00 |
| 2011 | 7.30 |
| 2012 | 8.00 |
| 2013 | 7.00 |
| 2014 | 7.10 |
| 2015 | 5.90 |
| 2016 | 5.80 |
| 2017 | 5.50 |
| 2018 | 4.70 |
| 2019 | 4.30 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
