Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Panama
Panama: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 44.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Panama, 2011–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Panama recorded 44.9% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
That places Panama 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39.6% | — |
| 2012 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +4.2% |
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More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Panama?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Panama was 44.9% 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) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Panama ranks 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (male) employment 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.