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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.7837 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7837
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
6th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.7837
in 2017
All-time low
0.4811
in 2005
Years of data
11
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.6832004: 0.772005: 0.4812006: 0.6412007: 0.5752012: 0.6712013: 0.7212014: 0.7242015: 0.7542016: 0.7462017: 0.784

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.7837 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Ecuador peaked at 0.7837 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4811, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 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 occupation: Medical workers in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6829
2004 0.7705 +12.8%
2005 0.4811 -37.6%
2006 0.6408 +33.2%
2007 0.5745 -10.3%
2012 0.6711 +16.8%
2013 0.7215 +7.5%
2014 0.7239 +0.3%
2015 0.7541 +4.2%
2016 0.7462 -1.0%
2017 0.7837 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.63 0.4811 0.7705 5
2010s 0.7334 0.6711 0.7837 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 3 Honduras 0.8219 compare
  2. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.8079 compare
  3. 5 Paraguay 0.7935 compare
  4. 7 Russian Federation 0.7569 compare
  5. 8 Costa Rica 0.7548 compare
  6. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7463 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 0.7837 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 0.7837 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4811 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Ecuador ranks 6th out of 20 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 36.4%. 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 200 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed