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Panama - Unemployment Rate 8.36

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

Latest value

8.36 (2025)

Global rank

##136 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.6×

Growth since 1991

1.3×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#27#53#79#105#131#15719911996200120062011201620212025#98#1362023 overtook Cyprus2025 overtook Sweden
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Panama climbed from #98 to #136 (overtook Cyprus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Panama ↓

Key Events โ€” Panama

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2017
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2019
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 48 places in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Cyprus in global rank auto
2024
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.677.331114.66

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