Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Panama

Panama: Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 was 1.56 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.56
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
18th
of 28 countries
All-time high
1.85
in 2004
All-time low
1.46
in 2011
Years of data
23
1989–2018

Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Panama, 1989–2018

00.511.521989200320181989: 1.61991: 1.61995: 1.71997: 1.61998: 1.61999: 1.62000: 1.62001: 1.72002: 1.82003: 1.82004: 1.92005: 1.82006: 1.72007: 1.72008: 1.52009: 1.62010: 1.52011: 1.52012: 1.52015: 1.52016: 1.52017: 1.62018: 1.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Panama stood at 1.56.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Panama peaked at 1.85 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 2011.

Panama ranks 18th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.58 1.58 1.58 1
1990s 1.61 1.55 1.68 5
2000s 1.71 1.49 1.85 10
2010s 1.53 1.46 1.61 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 15 Sri Lanka 1.78 compare
  2. 16 Mauritius 1.77 compare
  3. 17 Paraguay 1.57 compare
  4. 19 Thailand 1.55 compare
  5. 20 Chile 1.51 compare
  6. 21 Puerto Rico 1.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Panama?
Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Panama was 1.56 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2004.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 2011.
How does Panama rank for public to private wage gap, aged 25-64?
Panama ranks 18th out of 28 countries with data for 2018.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 381 data points, 1970–2021
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