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

Greece: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.336 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.336
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3504
in 2013
All-time low
0.3081
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Greece, 2007–2020

00.10.20.30.42007201320202007: 0.3322008: 0.3082009: 0.3212010: 0.3372011: 0.3282012: 0.3472013: 0.352014: 0.3322015: 0.3342016: 0.3322017: 0.3282018: 0.3212019: 0.3332020: 0.336

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Greece is 0.336, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Greece peaked at 0.3504 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3081, in 2008.

Greece ranks 19th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Greece, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3318
2008 0.3081 -7.2%
2009 0.3213 +4.3%
2010 0.3373 +5.0%
2011 0.3276 -2.9%
2012 0.3471 +6.0%
2013 0.3504 +1.0%
2014 0.3319 -5.3%
2015 0.3338 +0.6%
2016 0.3316 -0.7%
2017 0.3278 -1.1%
2018 0.3213 -2.0%
2019 0.3329 +3.6%
2020 0.336 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3204 0.3081 0.3318 3
2010s 0.3342 0.3213 0.3504 10
2020s 0.336 0.336 0.336 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 16 Argentina 0.3498 compare
  2. 17 Iceland 0.3469 compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 0.3455 compare
  4. 20 France 0.3344 compare
  5. 21 Ireland 0.3323 compare
  6. 22 Paraguay 0.3312 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Greece?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Greece was 0.336 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.3504 in 2013.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3081 in 2008.
How does Greece rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Greece ranks 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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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