Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama

Panama: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama, 2001–2018

00.20.40.62001200920182001: 0.538 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.562 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.564 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.541 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.554 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.555 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.527 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.52 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.528 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.507 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.477 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.479 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.498 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.521 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.514 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.545 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama peaked at 0.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

That places Panama 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Panama, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2001 0.5%
2002 0.6% +4.6%
2003 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.5% -4.1%
2005 0.6% +2.4%
2006 0.6% +0.3%
2007 0.5% -5.1%
2008 0.5% -1.4%
2009 0.5% +1.5%
2010 0.5% -3.9%
2011 0.5% -6.0%
2012 0.5% +0.4%
2015 0.5% +4.1%
2016 0.5% +4.5%
2017 0.5% -1.3%
2018 0.5% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 14 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  3. 16 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  4. 18 Egypt 0.5% compare
  5. 19 Mexico 0.5% compare
  6. 20 Colombia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama was 0.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Panama rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Panama ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 421 data points, 1981–2021
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