Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia
Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2475 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia, 2004–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.2475 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia peaked at 0.3274 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.219, in 2008.
That places Estonia 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3274 | — |
| 2005 | 0.2961 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.302 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.279 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.219 | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2407 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2591 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2535 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.254 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2483 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2458 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2504 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.245 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2377 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2391 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2513 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2475 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2774 | 0.219 | 0.3274 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2484 | 0.2377 | 0.2591 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2475 | 0.2475 | 0.2475 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia?
- Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia was 0.2475 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3274 in 2004.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.219 in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
- Estonia ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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