Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Panama

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.264 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.264
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
26th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.264
in 2021
All-time low
0.1771
in 2009
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Panama, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2152001: 0.2132002: 0.2092003: 0.2112004: 0.212005: 0.2072006: 0.2032007: 0.1812008: 0.182009: 0.1772010: 0.1922011: 0.1892012: 0.1822015: 0.1982016: 0.2052017: 0.2182018: 0.2212019: 0.2412021: 0.264

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Panama is 0.264, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Panama peaked at 0.264 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1771, in 2009.

Panama ranks 26th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2153
2001 0.2129 -1.1%
2002 0.2092 -1.7%
2003 0.2108 +0.8%
2004 0.2104 -0.2%
2005 0.207 -1.6%
2006 0.2034 -1.7%
2007 0.1813 -10.9%
2008 0.1801 -0.7%
2009 0.1771 -1.7%
2010 0.192 +8.4%
2011 0.1894 -1.4%
2012 0.1817 -4.1%
2015 0.1977 +8.8%
2016 0.2049 +3.6%
2017 0.218 +6.4%
2018 0.2212 +1.4%
2019 0.2411 +9.0%
2021 0.264 +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2007 0.1771 0.2153 10
2010s 0.2057 0.1817 0.2411 8
2020s 0.264 0.264 0.264 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 23 Albania 0.2854 compare
  2. 24 Latvia 0.2853 compare
  3. 25 South Africa 0.2654 compare
  4. 27 Palestine 0.263 compare
  5. 28 Greece 0.263 compare
  6. 29 Austria 0.2606 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Panama?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Panama was 0.264 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.264 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1771 in 2009.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Panama ranks 26th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed