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

Panama: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
61st
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1991
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.78 % of total workers in the service sector1991: 0.789 % of total workers in the service sector1995: 0.782 % of total workers in the service sector1997: 0.77 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.758 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.757 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.767 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.758 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.734 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.732 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.727 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.722 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.737 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.761 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.758 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.749 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.762 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.781 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.779 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.778 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.77 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.754 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.737 % of total workers in the service sector2017: 0.742 % of total workers in the service sector2018: 0.72 % of total workers in the service sector2021: 0.69 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Panama stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 61st of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1989 0.8%
1991 0.8% +1.2%
1995 0.8% -1.0%
1997 0.8% -1.5%
1998 0.8% -1.5%
1999 0.8% -0.1%
2000 0.8% +1.2%
2001 0.8% -1.1%
2002 0.7% -3.3%
2003 0.7% -0.1%
2004 0.7% -0.7%
2005 0.7% -0.7%
2006 0.7% +2.2%
2007 0.8% +3.2%
2008 0.8% -0.3%
2009 0.7% -1.2%
2010 0.8% +1.7%
2011 0.8% +2.5%
2012 0.8% -0.2%
2013 0.8% -0.1%
2014 0.8% -1.0%
2015 0.8% -2.1%
2016 0.7% -2.3%
2017 0.7% +0.7%
2018 0.7% -3.0%
2021 0.7% -4.2%

Averages by decade

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

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  2. 59 Brazil 0.7% compare
  3. 60 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  4. 62 Philippines 0.7% compare
  5. 63 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  6. 64 Guatemala 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Panama?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Panama was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Panama ranks 61st out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 services, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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