Gabon vs Panama: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Gabon
2.6%
in 2025
Panama
2.7%
in 2025
Gabon rank
127th
Panama rank
124th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Gabon
  • Panama
1234199120082025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Panama ahead.

Gabon ranks 127th and Panama ranks 124th of 187 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9% 3.1% 2.1% Panama
2000s 2.0% 3.4% 1.4% Panama
2010s 2.6% 3.3% 0.7% Panama
2020s 2.6% 2.8% 0.2% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Gabon or Panama?
Panama, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Gabon and Panama?
0.1%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Panama?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Panama rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Gabon ranks 127th and Panama ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).