Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
0.7213
Philippines
Lowest
0.0003
South Africa
Median
0.4209
Years covered
22
2000β2021
Data points
319
What the numbers show
Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 0.7213 in Philippines; the lowest is 0.0003 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4209, and the mean is 0.3866.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,396.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia, Republic of (up 38.8%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 80.4%).
Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 0.7213 | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 2 | Jordan | 0.6746 | 2016 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 3 | Morocco | 0.5743 | 2009 | β | flat |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 0.5574 | 2016 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | Palestine | 0.54 | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Mauritius | 0.5276 | 2012 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 0.5262 | 2014 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 0.4815 | 2017 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.4771 | 2009 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 0.4703 | 2015 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 0.4564 | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.4552 | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 0.4387 | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 14 | Honduras | 0.4356 | 2016 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.4063 | 2017 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.3794 | 2020 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.3627 | 2021 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 0.3374 | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 19 | Guatemala | 0.3269 | 2017 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 0.3225 | 2017 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 0.3177 | 2015 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 0.2584 | 2015 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.2101 | 2016 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 24 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1887 | 2015 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 0.1641 | 2011 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.1612 | 2013 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 0.0536 | 2015 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.0003 | 2020 | down 80.4% | volatile |