Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Panama

Panama: Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural was 30.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.93 %
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
3rd
of 39 countries
All-time high
30.93 %
in 2024
All-time low
9.48 %
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2024

Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Panama, 2003–2024

10152025302003201320242003: 9.5 %2006: 14.9 %2007: 13.8 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 15.7 %2011: 28.6 %2012: 30.4 %2013: 28.3 %2014: 25.7 %2023: 29.5 %2024: 30.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Panama stood at 30.93 %. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Panama peaked at 30.93 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.48 %, in 2003.

Panama ranks 3rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Panama, 2003 to 2024.
Year % Change
2003 9.48 %
2006 14.92 % +57.4%
2007 13.85 % -7.2%
2008 13.27 % -4.2%
2009 15.66 % +18.0%
2011 28.6 % +82.6%
2012 30.36 % +6.2%
2013 28.28 % -6.9%
2014 25.67 % -9.2%
2023 29.49 % +14.9%
2024 30.93 % +4.9%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 30.93 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.24 %, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.44 % 9.48 % 15.66 % 5
2010s 28.23 % 25.67 % 30.36 % 4
2020s 30.21 % 29.49 % 30.93 % 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 17.7 % compare
  2. 1 Honduras 33.15 % compare
  3. 2 El Salvador 31.9 % compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 9.53 % compare
  5. 3 Viet Nam 8.62 % compare
  6. 4 Guatemala 30.15 % compare
  7. 5 Ecuador 26.14 % compare
  8. 6 Colombia 25.09 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Panama?
Gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Panama was 30.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 30.93 % in 2024.
What is the lowest gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 9.48 % in 2003.
How does Panama rank for gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural?
Panama ranks 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender gap in formal employment by industry: non-agricultural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
42 places, 511 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.