Share of public paid employees with a contract in Panama

Panama: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.0942 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0942
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
42nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.1442
in 2008
All-time low
0.0942
in 2018
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Panama, 2001–2018

00.050.10.152001200920182001: 0.1062002: 0.1082003: 0.1232004: 0.1442005: 0.1242006: 0.1272007: 0.1192008: 0.1442009: 0.112010: 0.1272011: 0.1132012: 0.1162015: 0.1172016: 0.1172017: 0.1062018: 0.094

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, share of public paid employees with a contract in Panama stood at 0.0942. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Panama peaked at 0.1442 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0942, in 2018.

Panama ranks 42nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1226 0.1057 0.1442 9
2010s 0.1128 0.0942 0.1266 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 39 Mexico 0.903 compare
  2. 40 Dominican Republic 0.8279 compare
  3. 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2349 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Panama?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Panama was 0.0942 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.1442 in 2008.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0942 in 2018.
How does Panama rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Panama ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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