Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia

Armenia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.4125 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4125
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
10th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5982
in 2009
All-time low
0.4092
in 2018
Years of data
10
2008–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia, 2008–2021

00.20.40.62008201420212008: 0.5522009: 0.5982011: 0.5252013: 0.462014: 0.4572015: 0.4312016: 0.4422018: 0.4092020: 0.4212021: 0.413

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia stood at 0.4125.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia peaked at 0.5982 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4092, in 2018.

That places Armenia 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5519
2009 0.5982 +8.4%
2011 0.525 -12.2%
2013 0.4597 -12.4%
2014 0.4567 -0.7%
2015 0.4311 -5.6%
2016 0.4419 +2.5%
2018 0.4092 -7.4%
2020 0.4212 +2.9%
2021 0.4125 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5751 0.5519 0.5982 2
2010s 0.4539 0.4092 0.525 6
2020s 0.4168 0.4125 0.4212 2

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 7 Morocco 0.4403
  2. 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.434 compare
  3. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4172 compare
  4. 11 Belgium 0.4049 compare
  5. 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3901
  6. 13 Sri Lanka 0.3738 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Armenia was 0.4125 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5982 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4092 in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Armenia ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
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