Costa Rica vs Panama: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS
Costa Rica
36.1%
in 2025
Panama
58.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
12th
Panama rank
9th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 58.7% against 36.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 22.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Panama ranks 9th of 50 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 49.7% | 8.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 56.7% | 17.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 58.7% against 36.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 22.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Panama ranks 9th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.