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

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.3134 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.3134
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
23rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.3134
in 2021
All-time low
0.2241
in 2008
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2712001: 0.2722002: 0.2592003: 0.2642004: 0.2532005: 0.2412006: 0.2332007: 0.2292008: 0.2242009: 0.232010: 0.2392011: 0.2362012: 0.2262015: 0.2372016: 0.2462017: 0.2532018: 0.2512019: 0.2722021: 0.313

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.3134 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Panama peaked at 0.3134 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2241, in 2008.

Panama ranks 23rd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2708
2001 0.2717 +0.3%
2002 0.2595 -4.5%
2003 0.2644 +1.9%
2004 0.2533 -4.2%
2005 0.2406 -5.0%
2006 0.233 -3.1%
2007 0.229 -1.7%
2008 0.2241 -2.1%
2009 0.2297 +2.5%
2010 0.2392 +4.1%
2011 0.2358 -1.4%
2012 0.2264 -4.0%
2015 0.2375 +4.9%
2016 0.2455 +3.4%
2017 0.2532 +3.2%
2018 0.251 -0.9%
2019 0.2719 +8.3%
2021 0.3134 +15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2476 0.2241 0.2717 10
2010s 0.2451 0.2264 0.2719 8
2020s 0.3134 0.3134 0.3134 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 20 Malta 0.3275 compare
  2. 21 Viet Nam 0.3239 compare
  3. 22 Finland 0.3194 compare
  4. 24 Tunisia 0.3076 compare
  5. 25 Egypt 0.3064 compare
  6. 26 Palestine, State of 0.3044 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Panama?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Panama was 0.3134 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3134 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2241 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Panama ranks 23rd out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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