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

Cyprus: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.227 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.227
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
50th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2633
in 2007
All-time low
0.227
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Cyprus, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.2422006: 0.242007: 0.2632008: 0.2282009: 0.2382010: 0.232011: 0.2362012: 0.2292013: 0.2432014: 0.2372015: 0.2292016: 0.2442017: 0.2422018: 0.2372019: 0.2312020: 0.227

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 0.227 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Cyprus peaked at 0.2633 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 2020.

That places Cyprus 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Cyprus, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.2416
2006 0.2395 -0.9%
2007 0.2633 +9.9%
2008 0.2282 -13.3%
2009 0.238 +4.3%
2010 0.2298 -3.4%
2011 0.2363 +2.8%
2012 0.2292 -3.0%
2013 0.2426 +5.9%
2014 0.2367 -2.4%
2015 0.2294 -3.1%
2016 0.2437 +6.3%
2017 0.2422 -0.6%
2018 0.2375 -2.0%
2019 0.231 -2.7%
2020 0.227 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2421 0.2282 0.2633 5
2010s 0.2358 0.2292 0.2437 10
2020s 0.227 0.227 0.227 1

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 47 Italy 0.2461 compare
  2. 48 Croatia 0.2325 compare
  3. 49 Ecuador 0.2305 compare
  4. 51 Brazil 0.2257 compare
  5. 52 Uruguay 0.2248 compare
  6. 53 Costa Rica 0.215 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Cyprus?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Cyprus was 0.227 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.2633 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 2020.
How does Cyprus rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Cyprus ranks 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus 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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