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

Panama: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 52.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
52.6%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
19th
of 27 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2018
All-time low
49.3%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2011–2018

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

02040602011201420182011: 49.62012: 49.32013: 49.72014: 50.72015: 50.22016: 50.72017: 51.22018: 52.6

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

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Panama stood at 52.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

That places Panama 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 - Male in Panama, 2011 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2011 49.6%
2012 49.3% -0.6%
2013 49.7% +0.8%
2014 50.7% +2.1%
2015 50.2% -1.1%
2016 50.7% +1.1%
2017 51.2% +1.0%
2018 52.6% +2.6%

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 16 Palestine, State of 55.3% compare
  2. 17 Namibia 53.2% compare
  3. 18 Mongolia 52.9% compare
  4. 20 Armenia 48.4% compare
  5. 21 Argentina 47.1%
  6. 22 Brazil 46.8% 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 52.6% 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 52.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2012.
How does Panama rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Panama ranks 19th 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 6.1%. 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (male), 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.