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

Panama: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
79th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.713 % of male workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.714 % of male workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.743 % of male workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.709 % of male workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.769 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.72 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.697 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.692 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.72 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.703 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.747 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.739 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.757 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.767 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.784 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.76 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.76 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.751 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.765 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.774 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.749 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.722 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.734 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.717 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.694 % of male workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.591 % of male workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.6% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Panama peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

That places Panama 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1991 0.7% +0.2%
1995 0.7% +4.0%
1997 0.7% -4.6%
1998 0.8% +8.4%
1999 0.7% -6.3%
2000 0.7% -3.2%
2001 0.7% -0.7%
2002 0.7% +3.9%
2003 0.7% -2.3%
2004 0.7% +6.2%
2005 0.7% -1.0%
2006 0.8% +2.5%
2007 0.8% +1.3%
2008 0.8% +2.2%
2009 0.8% -3.1%
2010 0.8% -0.0%
2011 0.8% -1.1%
2012 0.8% +1.8%
2013 0.8% +1.2%
2014 0.7% -3.2%
2015 0.7% -3.6%
2016 0.7% +1.7%
2017 0.7% -2.3%
2018 0.7% -3.3%
2021 0.6% -14.9%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 67% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
  2. 77 Brazil 0.7% compare
  3. 78 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
  4. 80 Colombia 0.6% compare
  5. 81 Zambia 0.6% compare
  6. 82 Madagascar 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Panama?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Panama ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male 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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