Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 1989–2021

00.050.10.150.21989200520211989: 0.131 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.132 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.155 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.173 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.193 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.184 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.167 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.178 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.177 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.196 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.196 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.156 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.157 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.175 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.165 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.167 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.157 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.176 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.181 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.194 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.211 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.213 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.2% for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.

That places Panama 6th out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1991 0.1% +0.4%
1995 0.2% +17.2%
1997 0.2% +9.3%
1998 0.2% +2.3%
1999 0.2% +11.5%
2000 0.2% -4.3%
2001 0.2% -9.3%
2002 0.2% +6.3%
2003 0.2% -0.5%
2004 0.2% +10.9%
2005 0.2% -0.2%
2006 0.2% -13.5%
2007 0.2% -7.6%
2008 0.2% +0.6%
2009 0.2% +11.2%
2010 0.2% -5.6%
2011 0.2% +1.1%
2012 0.2% -4.3%
2013 0.2% -1.7%
2014 0.2% +11.9%
2015 0.2% +7.9%
2016 0.2% -4.4%
2017 0.2% +7.1%
2018 0.2% +8.9%
2021 0.2% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 6th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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