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
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Panama, 2001–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0536 | 0.0444 | 0.0641 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0447 | 0.0399 | 0.0512 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
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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