Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 1,603 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1,603
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 30 countries
All-time high
3,623
in 2005
All-time low
1,414
in 2014
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2003200920162003: 1.9k2004: 1.6k2005: 3.6k2006: 1.8k2009: 2.1k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.0k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.3k2014: 1.4k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Ethiopia stood at 1,603.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Ethiopia peaked at 3,623 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,414, in 2014.

That places Ethiopia 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 1,930
2004 1,582 -18.0%
2005 3,623 +129.0%
2006 1,761 -51.4%
2009 2,134 +21.2%
2010 2,257 +5.8%
2011 2,025 -10.3%
2012 2,121 +4.7%
2013 2,336 +10.1%
2014 1,414 -39.5%
2015 1,622 +14.7%
2016 1,603 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,206 1,582 3,623 5
2010s 1,911 1,414 2,336 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 8 Uruguay 2,627 compare
  2. 9 Ecuador 2,411 compare
  3. 10 Sri Lanka 2,319 compare
  4. 12 El Salvador 1,395 compare
  5. 13 Armenia 1,394 compare
  6. 14 Peru 1,353 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Ethiopia?
Number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Ethiopia was 1,603 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 3,623 in 2005.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,414 in 2014.
How does Ethiopia rank for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
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