Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2594 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2594
World rank
42nd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2976
in 2000
All-time low
0.2323
in 2016
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2982001: 0.2812002: 0.272003: 0.2642004: 0.2612005: 0.2852006: 0.2672007: 0.2852008: 0.2542009: 0.272012: 0.2752014: 0.2632015: 0.2452016: 0.2322017: 0.2342021: 0.259

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.2594 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in El Salvador peaked at 0.2976 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2323, in 2016.

El Salvador ranks 42nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2976
2001 0.281 -5.6%
2002 0.2704 -3.8%
2003 0.2636 -2.5%
2004 0.2608 -1.1%
2005 0.2851 +9.3%
2006 0.267 -6.3%
2007 0.2848 +6.7%
2008 0.254 -10.8%
2009 0.2705 +6.5%
2012 0.2747 +1.5%
2014 0.263 -4.3%
2015 0.2447 -7.0%
2016 0.2323 -5.1%
2017 0.2336 +0.6%
2021 0.2594 +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2735 0.254 0.2976 10
2010s 0.2496 0.2323 0.2747 5
2020s 0.2594 0.2594 0.2594 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 39 Australia 0.272 compare
  2. 40 Honduras 0.2695 compare
  3. 41 Latvia 0.2673 compare
  4. 43 Poland 0.2567 compare
  5. 44 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  6. 45 Czechia 0.2478 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in El Salvador was 0.2594 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2976 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2323 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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