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

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2753 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2753
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
16th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2753
in 2021
All-time low
0.1536
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.1542001: 0.2082002: 0.1792003: 0.2092004: 0.2372005: 0.1912006: 0.1952007: 0.1912008: 0.1732009: 0.1692010: 0.22011: 0.2162012: 0.2172015: 0.2182016: 0.2132017: 0.2482018: 0.2042019: 0.2182021: 0.275

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama is 0.2753, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama peaked at 0.2753 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1536, in 2000.

That places Panama 16th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Manager in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1536
2001 0.2084 +35.7%
2002 0.1793 -14.0%
2003 0.2092 +16.7%
2004 0.2373 +13.4%
2005 0.1907 -19.7%
2006 0.1952 +2.4%
2007 0.1912 -2.1%
2008 0.173 -9.5%
2009 0.1695 -2.0%
2010 0.2004 +18.2%
2011 0.2161 +7.9%
2012 0.2168 +0.3%
2015 0.2185 +0.8%
2016 0.2132 -2.4%
2017 0.2475 +16.1%
2018 0.2037 -17.7%
2019 0.2177 +6.9%
2021 0.2753 +26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1907 0.1536 0.2373 10
2010s 0.2167 0.2004 0.2475 8
2020s 0.2753 0.2753 0.2753 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 13 Colombia 0.3037 compare
  2. 14 El Salvador 0.2897 compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 0.2763 compare
  4. 17 Hungary 0.2696 compare
  5. 18 Türkiye 0.2689 compare
  6. 19 Slovakia 0.2623 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama was 0.2753 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2753 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1536 in 2000.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Panama ranks 16th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 total 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 total employment, by occupational group: Manager
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 731 data points, 2000–2022
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