Panama—Part-Time Employment (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #45 of 140Series years: 2003–2025
Latest Value
32.4%
2025
YoY Change
-10.8%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#45
of 140 countries
Maximum
52.5%
2020
Minimum
24.9%
2011
CAGR
+0.6%
21 years
Last
32.4%
Previous
36.3%
Highest
52.5%
Lowest
24.9%
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Panama's part-time employment (%) was 32.4% in 2025, ranking #45 out of 140 countries. This represents a -10.8% change from 2024. Over the past 21 years, the highest recorded value was 52.5% (2020) and the lowest was 24.9% (2011). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.4% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +56.6% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% |
Top Countries — Part-Time Employment (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 81.8% | 2025 |
| 2 | Senegal | 67.9% | 2024 |
| 3 | Madagascar | 63.4% | 2022 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 61.4% | 2021 |
| 5 | Kiribati | 60.7% | 2023 |
| 6 | Colombia | 60.5% | 2025 |
| 7 | Rwanda | 59.6% | 2025 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 58.5% | 2022 |
| 9 | Niger | 58.5% | 2022 |
| 10 | Moldova | 57.4% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.
Methodology
Data compiled by Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.
Unit
% of total employment