Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Panama

Employment in industry in Panama in 2025 — 17%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2025 17% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 114of 182
Period maximum 18.9%2013
Period minimum 13.8%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Panama, 1991–2025121416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.8%1992: 16.1%1993: 16.6%1994: 17.4%1995: 17.1%1996: 17.4%1997: 17.4%1998: 17.1%1999: 17.2%2000: 16.4%2001: 16.3%2002: 16.1%2003: 16.2%2004: 16.6%2005: 16.2%2006: 17%2007: 18.2%2008: 17.9%2009: 18%2010: 17.5%2011: 17.5%2012: 17.1%2013: 18.9%2014: 18.8%2015: 17.6%2016: 17.2%2017: 17.4%2018: 17.6%2019: 16.7%2020: 16.6%2021: 16.8%2022: 17.7%2023: 17.5%2024: 17%2025: 17%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 17%
World 23.7%
Central America computed 23.5%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17 −0 pp
2024 17 −0.4 pp
2023 17.5 −0.3 pp
2022 17.7 +0.9 pp
2021 16.8 +0.2 pp
2020 16.6 −0 pp
2019 16.7 −1 pp
2018 17.6 +0.2 pp
2017 17.4 +0.2 pp
2016 17.2 −0.3 pp
2015 17.6 −1.2 pp
2014 18.8 −0.1 pp
2013 18.9 +1.8 pp
2012 17.1 −0.5 pp
2011 17.5 +0 pp
2010 17.5 −0.5 pp
2009 18 +0.1 pp
2008 17.9 −0.3 pp
2007 18.2 +1.1 pp
2006 17 +0.8 pp
2005 16.2 −0.4 pp
2004 16.6 +0.4 pp
2003 16.2 +0.2 pp
2002 16.1 −0.3 pp
2001 16.3 −0 pp
2000 16.4 −0.8 pp
1999 17.2 +0.1 pp
1998 17.1 −0.3 pp
1997 17.4 −0 pp
1996 17.4 +0.3 pp
1995 17.1 −0.3 pp
1994 17.4 +0.8 pp
1993 16.6 +0.6 pp
1992 16.1 +2.2 pp
1991 13.8

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.