Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.0399 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0399
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
59th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.0641
in 2004
All-time low
0.0399
in 2018
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama, 2001–2018

00.020.040.062001200920182001: 0.052002: 0.0522003: 0.062004: 0.0642005: 0.0532006: 0.0542007: 0.0482008: 0.0562009: 0.0442010: 0.0512011: 0.0432012: 0.0432015: 0.0452016: 0.0482017: 0.0442018: 0.04

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.0399 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama peaked at 0.0641 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0399, in 2018.

Panama ranks 59th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama, 2001 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0504
2002 0.0516 +2.3%
2003 0.0599 +16.2%
2004 0.0641 +7.0%
2005 0.0533 -16.8%
2006 0.0544 +2.0%
2007 0.0482 -11.2%
2008 0.0564 +17.0%
2009 0.0444 -21.3%
2010 0.0512 +15.2%
2011 0.0428 -16.3%
2012 0.0425 -0.7%
2015 0.0452 +6.4%
2016 0.0475 +5.1%
2017 0.044 -7.5%
2018 0.0399 -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0536 0.0444 0.0641 9
2010s 0.0447 0.0399 0.0512 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 56 Chile 0.1709 compare
  2. 57 Romania 0.1619 compare
  3. 58 Colombia 0.1204 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama was 0.0399 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.0641 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 in 2018.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Panama ranks 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed