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

Panama: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5649 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5649
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
17th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.5649
in 2021
All-time low
0.5082
in 2009
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.552001: 0.5342002: 0.5522003: 0.5452004: 0.5422005: 0.5442006: 0.5462007: 0.5332008: 0.5182009: 0.5082010: 0.5182011: 0.5412012: 0.5292015: 0.5142016: 0.5212017: 0.5382018: 0.5262019: 0.5122021: 0.565

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5649 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Panama peaked at 0.5649 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5082, in 2009.

That places Panama 17th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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: Professionals in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5504
2001 0.5339 -3.0%
2002 0.5521 +3.4%
2003 0.5447 -1.4%
2004 0.542 -0.5%
2005 0.544 +0.4%
2006 0.5459 +0.3%
2007 0.5325 -2.4%
2008 0.5178 -2.8%
2009 0.5082 -1.9%
2010 0.5185 +2.0%
2011 0.5413 +4.4%
2012 0.5288 -2.3%
2015 0.5137 -2.9%
2016 0.5213 +1.5%
2017 0.5379 +3.2%
2018 0.5264 -2.2%
2019 0.5115 -2.8%
2021 0.5649 +10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5372 0.5082 0.5521 10
2010s 0.5249 0.5115 0.5413 8
2020s 0.5649 0.5649 0.5649 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 14 Spain 0.5792 compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 0.5776 compare
  3. 16 Mongolia 0.5658 compare
  4. 18 Georgia 0.5618 compare
  5. 19 Malta 0.5611 compare
  6. 20 Croatia 0.5606 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 0.5649 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 0.5649 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5082 in 2009.
How does Panama rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Panama ranks 17th out of 64 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 4.3%. 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 total employment, by occupational group: Professionals. 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: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
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