[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Panama
Panama: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Panama, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 62.0% for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Panama peaked at 79.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2011.
Panama ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.0% | — |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 48.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 62.0% | 79.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Panama?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Panama was 62.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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