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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
58th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.673 % of rural workers in the service sector1991: 0.704 % of rural workers in the service sector1995: 0.665 % of rural workers in the service sector1997: 0.655 % of rural workers in the service sector1998: 0.646 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.642 % of rural workers in the service sector2000: 0.668 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.63 % of rural workers in the service sector2002: 0.606 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.631 % of rural workers in the service sector2004: 0.613 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.601 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.659 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.683 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.673 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.649 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.674 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.66 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.663 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.685 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.672 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.656 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.655 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.652 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.628 % of rural workers in the service sector2021: 0.599 % of rural workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Panama is 0.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 58th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1991 0.7% +4.6%
1995 0.7% -5.5%
1997 0.7% -1.5%
1998 0.6% -1.5%
1999 0.6% -0.6%
2000 0.7% +4.1%
2001 0.6% -5.6%
2002 0.6% -3.9%
2003 0.6% +4.1%
2004 0.6% -2.8%
2005 0.6% -2.0%
2006 0.7% +9.6%
2007 0.7% +3.8%
2008 0.7% -1.5%
2009 0.6% -3.6%
2010 0.7% +3.9%
2011 0.7% -2.2%
2012 0.7% +0.5%
2013 0.7% +3.4%
2014 0.7% -1.9%
2015 0.7% -2.4%
2016 0.7% -0.1%
2017 0.7% -0.5%
2018 0.6% -3.7%
2021 0.6% -4.6%

Averages by decade

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

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  3. 57 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  4. 59 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  5. 60 Thailand 0.6% compare
  6. 61 Guatemala 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 58th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service 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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