Share in informal employment male in Panama

Panama: Share in informal employment male was 60.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60.67
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
28th
of 82 countries
All-time high
60.67
in 2024
All-time low
49.26
in 2012
Years of data
19
2003–2024

Share in informal employment male in Panama, 2003–2024

02040602003201320242003: 60.52006: 582007: 55.82008: 51.82009: 53.42010: 51.62011: 49.62012: 49.32013: 49.72014: 50.72015: 50.22016: 50.72017: 51.22018: 52.62019: 54.22020: 59.72021: 58.72023: 58.72024: 60.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share in informal employment male in Panama stood at 60.67. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment male in Panama peaked at 60.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.26, in 2012.

That places Panama 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Share in informal employment male in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment male in Panama, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 60.52 —
2006 58.01 -4.1%
2007 55.79 -3.8%
2008 51.8 -7.2%
2009 53.36 +3.0%
2010 51.62 -3.3%
2011 49.56 -4.0%
2012 49.26 -0.6%
2013 49.67 +0.8%
2014 50.73 +2.1%
2015 50.18 -1.1%
2016 50.74 +1.1%
2017 51.23 +1.0%
2018 52.58 +2.6%
2019 54.16 +3.0%
2020 59.67 +10.2%
2021 58.67 -1.7%
2023 58.67 +0.0%
2024 60.67 +3.4%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 60.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.12, 28.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 60.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.61, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.9 51.8 60.52 5
2010s 50.97 49.26 54.16 10
2020s 59.42 58.67 60.67 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 25 Paraguay 63.54 compare
  2. 26 Jamaica 63.51 compare
  3. 27 El Salvador 62.76 compare
  4. 29 Kyrgyzstan 60.02 compare
  5. 30 Dominican Republic 58.61 compare
  6. 31 Colombia 58.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment male in Panama?
Share in informal employment male in Panama was 60.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 60.67 in 2024.
What is the lowest share in informal employment male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 49.26 in 2012.
How does Panama rank for share in informal employment male?
Panama ranks 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is share in informal employment male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment male
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,190 data points, 2000–2025
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