Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Panama

Panama: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
17th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.6%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Panama, 2001–2018

00.20.40.62001200920182001: 0.635 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.651 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.653 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.636 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.644 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.645 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.622 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.616 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.624 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.605 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.57 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.571 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.582 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.599 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.591 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.613 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Panama is 0.6%, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.

Panama ranks 17th of 38 countries on this measure, 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 25-64 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Panama, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2001 0.6%
2002 0.7% +2.5%
2003 0.7% +0.3%
2004 0.6% -2.6%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2006 0.6% +0.1%
2007 0.6% -3.5%
2008 0.6% -1.0%
2009 0.6% +1.2%
2010 0.6% -3.0%
2011 0.6% -5.9%
2012 0.6% +0.2%
2015 0.6% +2.0%
2016 0.6% +2.8%
2017 0.6% -1.3%
2018 0.6% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 14 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  3. 16 Venezuela 0.6% compare
  4. 18 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  5. 19 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  6. 20 Egypt 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Panama?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Panama was 0.6% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
How does Panama rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Panama ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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