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

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1026 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1026
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
41st
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.1063
in 2000
All-time low
0.079
in 2009
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.0250.050.0750.12000201020212000: 0.1062001: 0.0862002: 0.0852003: 0.0852004: 0.0872005: 0.0842006: 0.0862007: 0.0832008: 0.0832009: 0.0792010: 0.0882011: 0.0842012: 0.0832015: 0.092016: 0.0882017: 0.0962018: 0.0942019: 0.0942021: 0.103

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Panama stood at 0.1026.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Panama peaked at 0.1063 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.079, in 2009.

Panama ranks 41st of 65 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 total employment by location in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1063
2001 0.0857 -19.4%
2002 0.085 -0.8%
2003 0.0854 +0.4%
2004 0.0869 +1.7%
2005 0.0837 -3.7%
2006 0.0864 +3.2%
2007 0.0826 -4.3%
2008 0.0833 +0.8%
2009 0.079 -5.2%
2010 0.088 +11.4%
2011 0.0844 -4.0%
2012 0.083 -1.6%
2015 0.0901 +8.5%
2016 0.088 -2.3%
2017 0.096 +9.0%
2018 0.0941 -1.9%
2019 0.0943 +0.2%
2021 0.1026 +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0864 0.079 0.1063 10
2010s 0.0897 0.083 0.096 8
2020s 0.1026 0.1026 0.1026 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 38 Sri Lanka 0.1135 compare
  2. 39 Chile 0.1119 compare
  3. 40 Costa Rica 0.1099 compare
  4. 42 Georgia 0.1008 compare
  5. 43 Philippines 0.0961 compare
  6. 44 Turkey 0.0881 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Panama?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Panama was 0.1026 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.1063 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.079 in 2009.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Panama ranks 41st out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 total employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 801 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed