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Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama

Panama: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
53rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.435 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.463 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.527 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.535 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.554 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.546 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.547 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.501 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.501 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.498 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.521 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.524 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.538 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.564 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.581 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.575 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.579 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.589 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.604 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.614 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.605 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.6 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.588 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.596 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.582 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.526 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 53rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama, year by year

Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1989 0.4% —
1991 0.5% +6.4%
1995 0.5% +13.9%
1997 0.5% +1.4%
1998 0.6% +3.6%
1999 0.5% -1.3%
2000 0.5% +0.0%
2001 0.5% -8.4%
2002 0.5% +0.1%
2003 0.5% -0.6%
2004 0.5% +4.5%
2005 0.5% +0.6%
2006 0.5% +2.8%
2007 0.6% +4.7%
2008 0.6% +3.0%
2009 0.6% -1.0%
2010 0.6% +0.8%
2011 0.6% +1.6%
2012 0.6% +2.6%
2013 0.6% +1.6%
2014 0.6% -1.4%
2015 0.6% -1.0%
2016 0.6% -1.9%
2017 0.6% +1.3%
2018 0.6% -2.3%
2021 0.5% -9.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 50 Armenia 0.6% compare
  2. 51 Norway 0.5% compare
  3. 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  4. 54 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  5. 55 Jamaica 0.5% compare
  6. 56 Sweden 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Panama was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Panama ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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