Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama

Panama: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
31st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama, 1989–2021

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.146 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.127 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.144 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.159 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.167 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.183 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.164 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.166 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.196 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.201 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.22 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.222 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.215 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.2 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.203 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.223 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.199 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.171 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.184 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.194 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.202 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.214 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.224 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.222 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.251 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.275 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

Panama ranks 31st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1991 0.1% -12.6%
1995 0.1% +12.7%
1997 0.2% +10.5%
1998 0.2% +5.5%
1999 0.2% +9.4%
2000 0.2% -10.4%
2001 0.2% +1.4%
2002 0.2% +17.6%
2003 0.2% +2.9%
2004 0.2% +9.3%
2005 0.2% +0.6%
2006 0.2% -2.9%
2007 0.2% -7.0%
2008 0.2% +1.4%
2009 0.2% +10.2%
2010 0.2% -11.0%
2011 0.2% -14.0%
2012 0.2% +7.5%
2013 0.2% +5.5%
2014 0.2% +4.3%
2015 0.2% +5.7%
2016 0.2% +4.7%
2017 0.2% -0.9%
2018 0.3% +13.2%
2021 0.3% +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does Panama rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female?
Panama ranks 31st out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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