Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador

Ecuador: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.1295 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1295
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
9th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.1375
in 2012
All-time low
0.1035
in 2005
Years of data
13
2000–2017

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.050.10.152000200820172000: 0.1122003: 0.1092004: 0.1222005: 0.1032006: 0.1132007: 0.1112008: 0.1072009: 0.1152010: 0.1222011: 0.1322012: 0.1372015: 0.1092017: 0.13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador is 0.1295, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador peaked at 0.1375 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1035, in 2005.

Ecuador ranks 9th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1124
2003 0.1089 -3.1%
2004 0.1221 +12.1%
2005 0.1035 -15.2%
2006 0.1132 +9.3%
2007 0.1113 -1.6%
2008 0.1072 -3.7%
2009 0.1147 +7.1%
2010 0.1219 +6.3%
2011 0.1317 +8.0%
2012 0.1375 +4.4%
2015 0.109 -20.7%
2017 0.1295 +18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1117 0.1035 0.1221 8
2010s 0.1259 0.109 0.1375 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 6 Costa Rica 0.1477 compare
  2. 7 Honduras 0.1358 compare
  3. 8 Brazil 0.1344 compare
  4. 10 Argentina 0.1147 compare
  5. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1013 compare
  6. 12 Uruguay 0.1013 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador was 0.1295 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1375 in 2012.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1035 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Ecuador ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 240 data points, 2000–2021
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