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

Latest (2020)
0.2475
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
46th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3274
in 2004
All-time low
0.219
in 2008
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia, 2004–2020

00.10.20.32004201220202004: 0.3272005: 0.2962006: 0.3022007: 0.2792008: 0.2192009: 0.2412010: 0.2592011: 0.2542012: 0.2542013: 0.2482014: 0.2462015: 0.252016: 0.2452017: 0.2382018: 0.2392019: 0.2512020: 0.248

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Estonia, 2004 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Poland 0.2567 compare
  2. 44 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  3. 45 Czechia 0.2478 compare
  4. 47 Italy 0.2461 compare
  5. 48 Croatia 0.2325 compare
  6. 49 Ecuador 0.2305 compare

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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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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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