Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama

Panama: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.3317 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3317
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
54th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.4364
in 2017
All-time low
0.3317
in 2021
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.3692001: 0.382002: 0.3522003: 0.382004: 0.3822005: 0.3642006: 0.372007: 0.3612008: 0.3392009: 0.3372010: 0.3322011: 0.3942012: 0.372015: 0.3942016: 0.4252017: 0.4362018: 0.4112019: 0.3832021: 0.332

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama stood at 0.3317. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama peaked at 0.4364 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3317, in 2021.

That places Panama 54th out of 60 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.369
2001 0.3801 +3.0%
2002 0.3522 -7.3%
2003 0.3797 +7.8%
2004 0.3824 +0.7%
2005 0.364 -4.8%
2006 0.37 +1.6%
2007 0.3606 -2.5%
2008 0.3393 -5.9%
2009 0.337 -0.7%
2010 0.3317 -1.6%
2011 0.3941 +18.8%
2012 0.3699 -6.2%
2015 0.3942 +6.6%
2016 0.4251 +7.8%
2017 0.4364 +2.7%
2018 0.4111 -5.8%
2019 0.3828 -6.9%
2021 0.3317 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3634 0.337 0.3824 10
2010s 0.3932 0.3317 0.4364 8
2020s 0.3317 0.3317 0.3317 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 51 El Salvador 0.3374 compare
  2. 52 Honduras 0.3344 compare
  3. 53 Philippines 0.332 compare
  4. 55 Zambia 0.266 compare
  5. 56 Türkiye 0.2445 compare
  6. 57 Guatemala 0.2146 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Panama was 0.3317 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.4364 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3317 in 2021.
How does Panama rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Panama ranks 54th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
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