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

Latest (2018)
44.9%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
18th
of 27 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2018
All-time low
39.2%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2011–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Panama, 2011–2018

0102030402011201420182011: 39.62012: 39.22013: 39.82014: 422015: 422016: 41.82017: 43.12018: 44.9

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Panama, 2011 to 2018.
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%

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 15 Peru 52.4% compare
  2. 16 Thailand 50.5% compare
  3. 17 Argentina 47.0%
  4. 19 Namibia 43.4% compare
  5. 20 Brazil 39.4% compare
  6. 21 Mongolia 35.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - 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 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.