Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
0.9498
Zambia
Lowest
0.0455
South Africa
Median
0.6226
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
246
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 0.9498 in Zambia; the lowest is 0.0455 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6226, and the mean is 0.5688.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 47.6%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 69.6%).
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 0.9498 | 2015 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9255 | 2015 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0.8799 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Pakistan | 0.871 | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 0.8577 | 2017 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 0.7904 | 2015 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 7 | Morocco | 0.7461 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.7061 | 2015 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.7031 | 2009 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 10 | El Salvador | 0.6862 | 2014 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 0.679 | 2016 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.6618 | 2017 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 0.5835 | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 0.5793 | 2019 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 15 | Chile | 0.5639 | 2017 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 0.5618 | 2017 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Argentina | 0.501 | 2017 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.4245 | 2017 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 0.4237 | 2015 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 0.2624 | 2017 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 0.1051 | 2011 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.0898 | 2017 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0542 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.0455 | 2020 | down 4.9% | volatile |