While Panama has the highest  Gross Domestic Product(GDP) per capita over 190,000  of its working citizens are living on the brink. barely able to cover the cost  of the basic food basket says  an International Money Fund report

An analysis of the data of the Comptroller General revealed 190,225  with formal jobs have salaries lower than $399 per month. The average in agricultural activities is only $292, while in the Ngäbe Bugle region the average salary is $ 249.8.

With the cost of the basic food basket at about $316 per month, there is little left for these workers to cope with expenses such as rent, transportation, health and education of their children.