Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0722 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.0722
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
4th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0722
in 2015
All-time low
0.0415
in 2012
Years of data
8
2006–2015

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Sri Lanka, 2006–2015

00.020.040.060.082006201020152006: 0.052007: 0.0482008: 0.0432011: 0.0522012: 0.0422013: 0.0692014: 0.0692015: 0.072

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0722 for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0722 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0415, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0502
2007 0.0477 -4.9%
2008 0.043 -9.8%
2011 0.0521 +21.1%
2012 0.0415 -20.3%
2013 0.0686 +65.1%
2014 0.0693 +1.0%
2015 0.0722 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.047 0.043 0.0502 3
2010s 0.0607 0.0415 0.0722 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Australia 0.1171 compare
  2. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0829 compare
  3. 3 Ecuador 0.0776 compare
  4. 5 Chile 0.0639 compare
  5. 6 Dominican Republic 0.0625 compare
  6. 7 Costa Rica 0.0549 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Sri Lanka?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Sri Lanka was 0.0722 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0722 in 2015.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2015.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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
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