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

Panama: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban was 40.05 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
40.05
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
50th
of 76 countries
All-time high
43.34
in 1997
All-time low
40.05
in 2018
Years of data
23
1989–2018

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

0102030401989200320181989: 421991: 421995: 43.21997: 43.31998: 43.21999: 43.32000: 42.82001: 43.22002: 42.82003: 432004: 42.32005: 42.32006: 42.42007: 42.32008: 42.62009: 42.32010: 42.32011: 43.32012: 42.22015: 42.12016: 41.72017: 41.12018: 40

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Panama recorded 40.05 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Panama peaked at 43.34 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 40.05, in 2018.

That places Panama 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41.99 41.99 41.99 1
1990s 43.02 42.02 43.34 5
2000s 42.59 42.28 43.16 10
2010s 41.82 40.05 43.32 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Panama?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Panama was 40.05 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 43.34 in 1997.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 40.05 in 2018.
How does Panama rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban?
Panama ranks 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,029 data points, 1980–2021
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