Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama

Panama: Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1989
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.411 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.291 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.254 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.268 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.271 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.258 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.271 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.266 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.27 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.266 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.254 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.247 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.242 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.244 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.242 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.246 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.257 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.25 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.252 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.244 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.236 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.248 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.245 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.243 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.253 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.251 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama peaked at 0.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

Panama ranks 10th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1991 0.3% -29.1%
1995 0.3% -12.7%
1997 0.3% +5.3%
1998 0.3% +1.4%
1999 0.3% -4.9%
2000 0.3% +5.2%
2001 0.3% -1.8%
2002 0.3% +1.4%
2003 0.3% -1.5%
2004 0.3% -4.3%
2005 0.2% -2.7%
2006 0.2% -2.4%
2007 0.2% +0.9%
2008 0.2% -0.8%
2009 0.2% +1.8%
2010 0.3% +4.4%
2011 0.2% -2.7%
2012 0.3% +0.7%
2013 0.2% -3.1%
2014 0.2% -3.1%
2015 0.2% +5.1%
2016 0.2% -1.4%
2017 0.2% -1.0%
2018 0.3% +4.5%
2021 0.3% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 7 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  2. 8 Jamaica 0.3% compare
  3. 9 Belize 0.3% compare
  4. 11 Brazil 0.2% compare
  5. 12 Costa Rica 0.2% compare
  6. 13 Republic of Korea 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama?
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban in Panama was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
What is the lowest employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Panama rank for employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Panama ranks 10th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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