Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Peru

Peru: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 1,353 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1,353
Change on year
down 48.8%
World rank
13th
of 30 countries
All-time high
2,730
in 2014
All-time low
239
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Peru, 2000–2017

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000200820172000: 2392001: 9722002: 1.2k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.3k2006: 1.5k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.9k2009: 1.9k2010: 2.0k2011: 2.1k2012: 2.3k2013: 2.7k2014: 2.7k2015: 2.6k2017: 1.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 1,353 for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Peru peaked at 2,730 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 239, in 2000.

Peru ranks 13th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 239
2001 972 +306.7%
2002 1,239 +27.5%
2004 1,269 +2.4%
2005 1,338 +5.4%
2006 1,490 +11.4%
2007 1,765 +18.5%
2008 1,856 +5.2%
2009 1,906 +2.7%
2010 1,982 +4.0%
2011 2,133 +7.6%
2012 2,315 +8.5%
2013 2,660 +14.9%
2014 2,730 +2.6%
2015 2,642 -3.2%
2017 1,353 -48.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,342 239 1,906 9
2010s 2,259 1,353 2,730 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 10 Sri Lanka 2,080 compare
  2. 11 Ethiopia 1,603 compare
  3. 12 Armenia 1,378 compare
  4. 14 El Salvador 1,293 compare
  5. 15 Mauritius 1,118 compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 706 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Peru?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Peru was 1,353 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 2,730 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 239 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Peru ranks 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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