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Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Panama

Panama: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
79th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.691 % of female workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.691 % of female workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.63 % of female workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.645 % of female workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.638 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.616 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.593 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.549 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.526 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.453 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.385 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.398 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.413 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.45 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.464 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.409 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.46 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.555 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.539 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.536 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.555 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.538 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.476 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.517 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.456 % of female workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.421 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.4% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

Panama ranks 79th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Panama, year by year

Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1991 0.7% +0.1%
1995 0.6% -8.9%
1997 0.6% +2.4%
1998 0.6% -1.0%
1999 0.6% -3.6%
2000 0.6% -3.7%
2001 0.5% -7.4%
2002 0.5% -4.1%
2003 0.5% -14.0%
2004 0.4% -14.9%
2005 0.4% +3.1%
2006 0.4% +3.8%
2007 0.5% +9.1%
2008 0.5% +3.1%
2009 0.4% -12.0%
2010 0.5% +12.5%
2011 0.6% +20.6%
2012 0.5% -2.8%
2013 0.5% -0.6%
2014 0.6% +3.7%
2015 0.5% -3.2%
2016 0.5% -11.4%
2017 0.5% +8.5%
2018 0.5% -11.7%
2021 0.4% -7.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

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  2. 77 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  3. 78 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  4. 80 Nepal 0.4% compare
  5. 81 Honduras 0.4% compare
  6. 82 Madagascar 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Panama?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Panama was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Panama ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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