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Panama - Labor Force Participation Rate 66.3

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

66.3 (2025)

Global rank

##50 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1990

1.22×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919901995200020052010201520202025#143#502022 overtook Jamaica2024 overtook Timor-Leste
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Panama climbed from #143 to #50 (overtook Jamaica). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Panama ↓

Key Events — Panama

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 33 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Jamaica in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Timor-Leste in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202554.4759.1563.8368.51
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