Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.5574 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5574
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
4th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.6159
in 2009
All-time low
0.4744
in 2006
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.5452003: 0.522004: 0.512006: 0.4742007: 0.5082008: 0.5092009: 0.6162011: 0.5442012: 0.522013: 0.5732014: 0.5482015: 0.5752016: 0.557

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.5574 for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in 2016.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6159 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4744, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.5453
2003 0.5204 -4.6%
2004 0.5099 -2.0%
2006 0.4744 -7.0%
2007 0.5079 +7.1%
2008 0.5091 +0.2%
2009 0.6159 +21.0%
2011 0.5435 -11.8%
2012 0.5197 -4.4%
2013 0.5731 +10.3%
2014 0.5478 -4.4%
2015 0.5752 +5.0%
2016 0.5574 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5261 0.4744 0.6159 7
2010s 0.5528 0.5197 0.5752 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Philippines 0.7213 compare
  2. 2 Jordan 0.6746 compare
  3. 3 Morocco 0.5743 compare
  4. 5 Palestine, State of 0.54 compare
  5. 6 Mauritius 0.5276 compare
  6. 7 El Salvador 0.5262 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka?
Public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka was 0.5574 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6159 in 2009.
What is the lowest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4744 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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