Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.6618 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6618
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6618
in 2017
All-time low
0.4511
in 2008
Years of data
14
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.5252003: 0.572004: 0.5872005: 0.4712006: 0.6172007: 0.4562008: 0.4512009: 0.5072010: 0.5552011: 0.5322012: 0.5432014: 0.6412015: 0.572017: 0.662

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.6618 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador peaked at 0.6618 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4511, in 2008.

That places Ecuador 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5252
2003 0.5701 +8.6%
2004 0.5868 +2.9%
2005 0.4712 -19.7%
2006 0.6168 +30.9%
2007 0.4559 -26.1%
2008 0.4511 -1.1%
2009 0.5071 +12.4%
2010 0.5555 +9.5%
2011 0.5325 -4.1%
2012 0.5434 +2.0%
2014 0.6407 +17.9%
2015 0.5704 -11.0%
2017 0.6618 +16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.523 0.4511 0.6168 8
2010s 0.584 0.5325 0.6618 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 9 Paraguay 0.7031 compare
  2. 10 El Salvador 0.6862 compare
  3. 11 Honduras 0.679 compare
  4. 13 Armenia 0.5835 compare
  5. 14 Dominican Republic 0.5793 compare
  6. 15 Chile 0.5639 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador was 0.6618 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6618 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4511 in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Ecuador ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 246 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed