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

Croatia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2325 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2325
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
48th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2414
in 2017
All-time low
0.2104
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Croatia, 2010–2020

00.050.10.150.20.252010201520202010: 0.212011: 0.2252012: 0.2362013: 0.2332014: 0.242015: 0.2362016: 0.2362017: 0.2412018: 0.2282019: 0.2352020: 0.233

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Croatia stood at 0.2325.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Croatia peaked at 0.2414 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2104, in 2010.

That places Croatia 48th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Croatia, 2010 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2010 0.2104
2011 0.2251 +7.0%
2012 0.2357 +4.7%
2013 0.2326 -1.3%
2014 0.2404 +3.3%
2015 0.2358 -1.9%
2016 0.2359 +0.0%
2017 0.2414 +2.3%
2018 0.2279 -5.6%
2019 0.2346 +2.9%
2020 0.2325 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.232 0.2104 0.2414 10
2020s 0.2325 0.2325 0.2325 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 45 Czechia 0.2478 compare
  2. 46 Estonia 0.2475 compare
  3. 47 Italy 0.2461 compare
  4. 49 Ecuador 0.2305 compare
  5. 50 Cyprus 0.227 compare
  6. 51 Brazil 0.2257 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Croatia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Croatia was 0.2325 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2414 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2104 in 2010.
How does Croatia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Croatia ranks 48th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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