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Panama Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Panama Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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8.03% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Panama's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 8.03%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	8.36%	−1.17pp	135th
2024	8.45%	+1.02pp	141st
2023	6.54%	−3.37pp	126th
2022	8.09%	−3.21pp	136th
2021	10.18%	−8.37pp	142nd
2020	14.66%	+7.59pp	162nd
2019	6.26%	+0.30pp	112th
2018	5.16%	−0.97pp	92nd
2017	5.34%	−0.16pp	89th
2016	4.72%	−0.34pp	71st
2015	4.34%	−0.49pp	59th
2014	4.39%	+0.29pp	59th
2013	3.67%	−0.38pp	47th
2012	3.69%	−0.79pp	44th
2011	4.03%	−2.49pp	54th
2010	5.85%	−0.71pp	85th
2009	5.86%	+0.28pp	82nd
2008	5.64%	−0.73pp	91st
2007	5.67%	−3.00pp	91st
2006	5.79%	−3.99pp	86th
2005	5.97%	−5.78pp	84th
2004	6.10%	−6.95pp	84th
2003	6.30%	−7.19pp	86th
2002	6.30%	−7.72pp	87th
2001	6.29%	−7.23pp	90th
2000	6.19%	−3.34pp	85th
1999	6.17%	−5.43pp	80th
1998	6.40%	−6.97pp	86th
1997	6.59%	−7.73pp	82nd
1996	6.73%	−7.29pp	82nd
1995	6.51%	−7.50pp	85th
1994	6.43%	−6.83pp	85th
1993	6.37%	−8.30pp	94th
1992	6.32%	−9.65pp	93rd
1991	6.44%	−10.28pp	98th
1990	16.72%	−2.22pp	67th
1989	18.94%	+0.16pp	63rd
1988	18.78%	+4.68pp	59th
1987	14.10%	+1.60pp	51st
1986	12.50%	−1.91pp	49th
1985	14.42%	+2.20pp	47th
1984	12.22%	+0.64pp	41st
1983	11.57%	+0.59pp	38th
1982	10.98%	+1.80pp	35th
1981	9.18%	+0.81pp	33rd
1980	8.38%	–	35th

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