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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2305 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2305
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
49th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3304
in 2004
All-time low
0.188
in 2007
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.2272003: 0.3242004: 0.332005: 0.32006: 0.3092007: 0.1882008: 0.1952009: 0.22010: 0.2242011: 0.2252012: 0.2182013: 0.2132014: 0.212015: 0.2182016: 0.2172017: 0.23

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.2305 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2017.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Ecuador peaked at 0.3304 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.188, in 2007.

Ecuador ranks 49th of 59 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2271
2003 0.3242 +42.7%
2004 0.3304 +1.9%
2005 0.3 -9.2%
2006 0.3094 +3.1%
2007 0.188 -39.2%
2008 0.1954 +3.9%
2009 0.2003 +2.5%
2010 0.2244 +12.0%
2011 0.2251 +0.3%
2012 0.2178 -3.3%
2013 0.2127 -2.3%
2014 0.2103 -1.1%
2015 0.2178 +3.5%
2016 0.2174 -0.2%
2017 0.2305 +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2593 0.188 0.3304 8
2010s 0.2195 0.2103 0.2305 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 46 Estonia 0.2475 compare
  2. 47 Italy 0.2461 compare
  3. 48 Croatia 0.2325 compare
  4. 50 Cyprus 0.227 compare
  5. 51 Brazil 0.2257 compare
  6. 52 Uruguay 0.2248 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Ecuador was 0.2305 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3304 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.188 in 2007.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Ecuador ranks 49th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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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