Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Panama
Panama: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 43.73 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Panama, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 43.73 % for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Panama peaked at 47.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.61 %, in 2008.
Panama ranks 27th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.69 % | — |
| 2006 | 9.96 % | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 9.69 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.61 % | -42.1% |
| 2009 | 8.37 % | +49.2% |
| 2011 | 30.63 % | +265.9% |
| 2012 | 29 % | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 31.2 % | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 30.35 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 47.9 % | +57.8% |
| 2024 | 43.73 % | -8.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 43.73 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.91 %, 88% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.46 % | 5.61 % | 9.96 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.3 % | 29 % | 31.2 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 45.81 % | 43.73 % | 47.9 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Panama?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Panama was 43.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 % in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Panama ranks 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — 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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About this data
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.