Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Panama

Panama: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 49.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
49.6%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
17th
of 27 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2018
All-time low
41.7%
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Panama, 2011–2018

010203040502011201420182011: 41.72012: 43.42013: 45.12014: 43.92015: 44.42016: 45.22017: 46.72018: 49.6

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

Panama recorded 49.6% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Panama ranks 17th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Panama, 2011 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2011 41.7%
2012 43.4% +4.2%
2013 45.1% +3.8%
2014 43.9% -2.5%
2015 44.4% +1.0%
2016 45.2% +1.9%
2017 46.7% +3.3%
2018 49.6% +6.2%

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 14 Namibia 58.4% compare
  2. 15 Dominican Republic 53.2% compare
  3. 16 Mauritius 50.4% compare
  4. 18 Armenia 47.3% compare
  5. 19 Argentina 46.5%
  6. 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Panama?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Panama was 49.6% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2011.
How does Panama rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Panama ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.