Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama

Panama: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.9%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
54th
of 67 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2020
All-time low
3.6%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama, 2014–2024

02468102014201920242014: 7.4 %2015: 7.7 %2016: 7.3 %2017: 7.3 %2018: 7.6 %2019: 7.5 %2020: 9 %2021: 7.4 %2022: 3.6 %2023: 7.7 %2024: 7.9 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama is 7.9%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2022.

Panama ranks 54th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Panama, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 7.4%
2015 7.7% +4.3%
2016 7.3% -4.7%
2017 7.3% +0.3%
2018 7.6% +3.4%
2019 7.5% -0.8%
2020 9.0% +19.9%
2021 7.4% -17.9%
2022 3.6% -51.3%
2023 7.7% +113.3%
2024 7.9% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.5% 7.3% 7.7% 6
2020s 7.1% 3.6% 9.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Panama was 7.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
How does Panama rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
Panama ranks 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
70 places, 687 data points, 2014–2025
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