Caribbean vs Panama: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Caribbean
58.0%
in 2025
Panama
58.7%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
31st
Panama rank
30th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 58.7% against 58.0% in Caribbean, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 31st and Panama ranks 30th of 93 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 53.4% | 1.9% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 48.9% | 8.6% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.7% | 2.1% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Caribbean or Panama?
- Panama, at 58.7% against 58.0% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Caribbean and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Panama rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Caribbean ranks 31st and Panama ranks 30th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.