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

Panama: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
76th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.638 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.642 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.641 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.612 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.659 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.584 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.627 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.529 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.539 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.508 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.476 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.477 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.501 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.57 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.598 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.563 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.592 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.582 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.61 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.603 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.566 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.534 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.558 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.544 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.52 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.471 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Panama stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 76th of 84 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, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.6%
1991 0.6% +0.7%
1995 0.6% -0.2%
1997 0.6% -4.5%
1998 0.7% +7.7%
1999 0.6% -11.3%
2000 0.6% +7.3%
2001 0.5% -15.6%
2002 0.5% +1.8%
2003 0.5% -5.7%
2004 0.5% -6.3%
2005 0.5% +0.3%
2006 0.5% +5.0%
2007 0.6% +13.8%
2008 0.6% +5.0%
2009 0.6% -6.0%
2010 0.6% +5.2%
2011 0.6% -1.6%
2012 0.6% +4.8%
2013 0.6% -1.2%
2014 0.6% -6.0%
2015 0.5% -5.7%
2016 0.6% +4.6%
2017 0.5% -2.5%
2018 0.5% -4.4%
2021 0.5% -9.4%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 76th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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