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

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.3341 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3341
Change on year
up 28.2%
World rank
28th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3341
in 2021
All-time low
0.2092
in 2009
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2272001: 0.2412002: 0.2212003: 0.2832004: 0.3142005: 0.2412006: 0.2472007: 0.2542008: 0.2212009: 0.2092010: 0.2472011: 0.2612012: 0.252015: 0.2532016: 0.2652017: 0.2942018: 0.2422019: 0.2612021: 0.334

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Panama stood at 0.3341. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Panama peaked at 0.3341 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2092, in 2009.

Panama ranks 28th of 63 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 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Manager in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2274
2001 0.2412 +6.1%
2002 0.2209 -8.4%
2003 0.2826 +28.0%
2004 0.3136 +11.0%
2005 0.241 -23.1%
2006 0.2475 +2.7%
2007 0.2537 +2.5%
2008 0.2212 -12.8%
2009 0.2092 -5.4%
2010 0.2472 +18.2%
2011 0.2606 +5.4%
2012 0.2499 -4.1%
2015 0.2528 +1.2%
2016 0.2652 +4.9%
2017 0.2943 +11.0%
2018 0.2417 -17.9%
2019 0.2606 +7.9%
2021 0.3341 +28.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2458 0.2092 0.3136 10
2010s 0.2591 0.2417 0.2943 8
2020s 0.3341 0.3341 0.3341 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 25 El Salvador 0.3477 compare
  2. 26 Romania 0.3428 compare
  3. 27 Latvia 0.3392 compare
  4. 29 Costa Rica 0.3227 compare
  5. 30 Ecuador 0.3225 compare
  6. 31 Bolivia 0.3182 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Panama?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Panama was 0.3341 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3341 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2092 in 2009.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Panama ranks 28th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 occupational group: Manager. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Manager
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 739 data points, 2000–2022
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