Panama vs Paraguay: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Panama
58.7%
in 2024
Paraguay
64.5%
in 2025
Panama rank
30th
Paraguay rank
27th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 64.5% against 58.7% in Panama, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 30th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 92 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 77.6% | 25.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 71.9% | 22.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 67.9% | 11.1% | Paraguay |
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, Panama or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 64.5% against 58.7% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Panama and Paraguay?
- 5.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Panama ranks 30th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 92 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.