Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 31.13 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
31.13
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
74th
of 76 countries
All-time high
41.76
in 1997
All-time low
31.13
in 2018
Years of data
23
1989–2018

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 1989–2018

0102030401989200320181989: 41.11991: 41.31995: 40.51997: 41.81998: 41.11999: 40.62000: 41.32001: 392002: 382003: 382004: 37.42005: 35.42006: 35.22007: 35.62008: 35.62009: 35.32010: 35.12011: 36.52012: 34.42015: 33.72016: 31.62017: 322018: 31.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama is 31.13, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 41.76 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31.13, in 2018.

That places Panama 74th out of 76 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 1989 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1989 41.11 —
1991 41.31 +0.5%
1995 40.55 -1.8%
1997 41.76 +3.0%
1998 41.07 -1.7%
1999 40.56 -1.2%
2000 41.27 +1.7%
2001 38.97 -5.6%
2002 38 -2.5%
2003 38.04 +0.1%
2004 37.38 -1.7%
2005 35.44 -5.2%
2006 35.17 -0.8%
2007 35.59 +1.2%
2008 35.62 +0.1%
2009 35.34 -0.8%
2010 35.09 -0.7%
2011 36.46 +3.9%
2012 34.43 -5.6%
2015 33.69 -2.2%
2016 31.61 -6.2%
2017 32.04 +1.3%
2018 31.13 -2.8%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 31.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.6, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 31.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.31, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41.11 41.11 41.11 1
1990s 41.05 40.55 41.76 5
2000s 37.08 35.17 41.27 10
2010s 33.49 31.13 36.46 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 71 Honduras 33.98 compare
  2. 72 Rwanda 33.27 compare
  3. 73 Netherlands 31.45 compare
  4. 75 Peru 30.97 compare
  5. 76 Georgia 26.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 31.13 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 41.76 in 1997.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 31.13 in 2018.
How does Panama rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 74th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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