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

Colombia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.1204 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1204
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
58th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.1825
in 2006
All-time low
0.1106
in 2017
Years of data
13
2006–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Colombia, 2006–2020

00.050.10.150.22006201320202006: 0.1822007: 0.1762008: 0.1692009: 0.1562010: 0.1472011: 0.1412012: 0.1382013: 0.1322014: 0.1232015: 0.1172016: 0.1172017: 0.1112020: 0.12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.1204 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Colombia peaked at 0.1825 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1106, in 2017.

Colombia ranks 58th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Colombia, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1825
2007 0.1759 -3.6%
2008 0.1691 -3.9%
2009 0.1562 -7.6%
2010 0.1469 -5.9%
2011 0.1413 -3.8%
2012 0.138 -2.3%
2013 0.1318 -4.5%
2014 0.1226 -7.0%
2015 0.1174 -4.2%
2016 0.1173 -0.2%
2017 0.1106 -5.7%
2020 0.1204 +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1709 0.1562 0.1825 4
2010s 0.1282 0.1106 0.1469 8
2020s 0.1204 0.1204 0.1204 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 55 Bulgaria 0.1997 compare
  2. 56 Chile 0.1709 compare
  3. 57 Romania 0.1619 compare
  4. 59 Panama 0.0399 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Colombia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Colombia was 0.1204 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1825 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1106 in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Colombia ranks 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed