Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama

Panama: Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
71st
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama, 1989–2021

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.165 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.169 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.221 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.226 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.223 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.226 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.222 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.207 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.203 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.213 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.218 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.213 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.226 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.243 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.249 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.256 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.249 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.25 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.247 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.27 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.275 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.259 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.248 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.254 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.258 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.23 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 71st of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1989 0.2%
1991 0.2% +2.0%
1995 0.2% +31.1%
1997 0.2% +2.0%
1998 0.2% -0.9%
1999 0.2% +1.2%
2000 0.2% -2.0%
2001 0.2% -6.8%
2002 0.2% -1.6%
2003 0.2% +5.0%
2004 0.2% +2.2%
2005 0.2% -2.6%
2006 0.2% +6.2%
2007 0.2% +7.7%
2008 0.2% +2.5%
2009 0.3% +2.6%
2010 0.2% -2.6%
2011 0.2% +0.2%
2012 0.2% -1.2%
2013 0.3% +9.5%
2014 0.3% +1.7%
2015 0.3% -5.6%
2016 0.2% -4.3%
2017 0.3% +2.4%
2018 0.3% +1.7%
2021 0.2% -11.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +31.1% 0.2% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 68 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  2. 69 Ecuador 0.2% compare
  3. 70 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  4. 72 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
  5. 73 Jordan 0.2% compare
  6. 74 Netherlands 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama?
Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Panama was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male?
Panama ranks 71st out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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