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

Czechia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2478 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2478
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
45th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3437
in 2005
All-time low
0.2127
in 2013
Years of data
16
2005–2020

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

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.3442006: 0.3422007: 0.3312008: 0.2162009: 0.2162010: 0.2212011: 0.2212012: 0.2212013: 0.2132014: 0.2212015: 0.2282016: 0.2292017: 0.2282018: 0.2342019: 0.2412020: 0.248

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 0.2478 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Czechia peaked at 0.3437 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2127, in 2013.

That places Czechia 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Czechia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3437
2006 0.3415 -0.6%
2007 0.3311 -3.0%
2008 0.2156 -34.9%
2009 0.2159 +0.1%
2010 0.2212 +2.4%
2011 0.2206 -0.2%
2012 0.221 +0.2%
2013 0.2127 -3.8%
2014 0.2206 +3.7%
2015 0.2277 +3.2%
2016 0.2287 +0.4%
2017 0.2275 -0.5%
2018 0.2344 +3.0%
2019 0.2407 +2.7%
2020 0.2478 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2896 0.2156 0.3437 5
2010s 0.2255 0.2127 0.2407 10
2020s 0.2478 0.2478 0.2478 1

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 42 El Salvador 0.2594 compare
  2. 43 Poland 0.2567 compare
  3. 44 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  4. 46 Estonia 0.2475 compare
  5. 47 Italy 0.2461 compare
  6. 48 Croatia 0.2325 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Czechia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Czechia was 0.2478 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3437 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2127 in 2013.
How does Czechia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Czechia ranks 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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