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

Sri Lanka: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 2,080 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
2,080
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
10th
of 30 countries
All-time high
2,485
in 2004
All-time low
1,185
in 2011
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2002200920162002: 1.7k2003: 1.9k2004: 2.5k2006: 1.2k2007: 1.3k2008: 1.5k2009: 2.0k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka is 2,080, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,485 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,185, in 2011.

Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 1,707
2003 1,854 +8.6%
2004 2,485 +34.0%
2006 1,228 -50.6%
2007 1,315 +7.1%
2008 1,468 +11.6%
2009 2,006 +36.6%
2011 1,185 -40.9%
2012 1,274 +7.5%
2013 1,778 +39.6%
2014 1,926 +8.3%
2015 2,006 +4.2%
2016 2,080 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,723 1,228 2,485 7
2010s 1,708 1,185 2,080 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 7 Morocco 3,907 compare
  2. 8 Uruguay 2,464 compare
  3. 9 Ecuador 2,389 compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 1,603 compare
  5. 12 Armenia 1,378 compare
  6. 13 Peru 1,353 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka was 2,080 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2,485 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1,185 in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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