[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Panama
Panama: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Panama, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Panama is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Panama peaked at 26.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.
Panama ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.0% | — |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 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 insurance in Panama?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Panama was 26.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance?
- Panama ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 insurance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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