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

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.3536 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3536
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
23rd
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.3536
in 2021
All-time low
0.2222
in 2008
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.2562001: 0.3052002: 0.2762003: 0.282004: 0.2382005: 0.2632006: 0.2312007: 0.2482008: 0.2222009: 0.2562010: 0.2822011: 0.3132012: 0.2962015: 0.3022016: 0.2822017: 0.2992018: 0.292019: 0.3062021: 0.354

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama is 0.3536, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama peaked at 0.3536 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2222, in 2008.

Panama ranks 23rd of 61 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 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Technicians in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2564
2001 0.3051 +19.0%
2002 0.2756 -9.7%
2003 0.2799 +1.6%
2004 0.2375 -15.1%
2005 0.2631 +10.7%
2006 0.2308 -12.3%
2007 0.2482 +7.5%
2008 0.2222 -10.5%
2009 0.2559 +15.2%
2010 0.2816 +10.1%
2011 0.313 +11.2%
2012 0.2959 -5.5%
2015 0.3018 +2.0%
2016 0.2821 -6.5%
2017 0.2986 +5.8%
2018 0.2897 -3.0%
2019 0.3056 +5.5%
2021 0.3536 +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2575 0.2222 0.3051 10
2010s 0.296 0.2816 0.313 8
2020s 0.3536 0.3536 0.3536 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 20 Spain 0.378 compare
  2. 21 Dominican Republic 0.3766 compare
  3. 22 Greece 0.3685 compare
  4. 24 France 0.3522 compare
  5. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3386 compare
  6. 26 Sri Lanka 0.3366 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 0.3536 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 0.3536 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2222 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Panama ranks 23rd out of 61 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 13.0%. 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: Technicians. 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: Technicians
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
61 places, 719 data points, 2000–2021
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