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

Ecuador: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0776 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0776
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0776
in 2017
All-time low
0.0406
in 2005
Years of data
11
2000–2017

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

00.020.040.060.082000200820172000: 0.0452004: 0.0642005: 0.0412006: 0.0462007: 0.0512012: 0.0752013: 0.0672014: 0.0532015: 0.0592016: 0.0672017: 0.078

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador stood at 0.0776. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador peaked at 0.0776 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0406, in 2005.

Ecuador ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0452
2004 0.0635 +40.5%
2005 0.0406 -36.1%
2006 0.0459 +13.1%
2007 0.0507 +10.4%
2012 0.0751 +48.1%
2013 0.067 -10.8%
2014 0.0534 -20.4%
2015 0.0587 +10.1%
2016 0.0671 +14.2%
2017 0.0776 +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0492 0.0406 0.0635 5
2010s 0.0665 0.0534 0.0776 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 1 Australia 0.1171 compare
  2. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0829 compare
  3. 4 Sri Lanka 0.0722 compare
  4. 5 Chile 0.0639 compare
  5. 6 Dominican Republic 0.0625 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Ecuador was 0.0776 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0776 in 2017.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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 Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 216 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed