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

Panama: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
29th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.284 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.269 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.238 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.257 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.252 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.261 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.28 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.287 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.291 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.283 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.285 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.269 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.239 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.25 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.243 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.233 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.227 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.235 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.243 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.251 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.254 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.272 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.31 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Panama ranks 29th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1991 0.3% -5.3%
1995 0.2% -11.3%
1997 0.3% +7.9%
1998 0.3% -1.9%
1999 0.3% +3.7%
2000 0.3% +0.3%
2001 0.3% +6.8%
2002 0.3% +2.4%
2003 0.3% +1.4%
2004 0.3% -2.7%
2005 0.3% +0.8%
2006 0.3% -5.5%
2007 0.2% -9.2%
2008 0.2% -2.4%
2009 0.2% +4.7%
2010 0.2% -2.6%
2011 0.2% -4.4%
2012 0.2% -4.0%
2013 0.2% +1.8%
2014 0.2% +3.3%
2015 0.2% +3.5%
2016 0.3% +3.3%
2017 0.3% +1.0%
2018 0.3% +7.0%
2021 0.3% +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 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, total in Panama?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Panama rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Panama ranks 29th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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