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

Panama: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
54th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.549 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.578 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.618 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.623 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.631 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.624 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.632 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.586 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.58 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.576 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.589 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.583 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.595 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.618 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.627 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.615 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.629 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.651 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.651 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.651 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.648 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.642 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.624 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.634 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.614 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.567 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Panama is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 54th of 107 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, total in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.5%
1991 0.6% +5.4%
1995 0.6% +7.0%
1997 0.6% +0.7%
1998 0.6% +1.4%
1999 0.6% -1.1%
2000 0.6% +1.3%
2001 0.6% -7.3%
2002 0.6% -1.1%
2003 0.6% -0.7%
2004 0.6% +2.2%
2005 0.6% -0.9%
2006 0.6% +2.0%
2007 0.6% +3.8%
2008 0.6% +1.5%
2009 0.6% -1.9%
2010 0.6% +2.4%
2011 0.7% +3.4%
2012 0.7% -0.1%
2013 0.7% +0.1%
2014 0.6% -0.5%
2015 0.6% -1.0%
2016 0.6% -2.7%
2017 0.6% +1.6%
2018 0.6% -3.2%
2021 0.6% -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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  4. 55 Norway 0.5% compare
  5. 56 Belize 0.5% compare
  6. 57 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Panama?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Panama ranks 54th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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