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

Malta: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.3277 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3277
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
25th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3714
in 2011
All-time low
0.283
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

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

00.10.20.30.42007201320202007: 0.3692008: 0.2832009: 0.292010: 0.2952011: 0.3712012: 0.3182013: 0.3042014: 0.3222015: 0.3312016: 0.3242017: 0.342018: 0.3342019: 0.3392020: 0.328

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Malta is 0.3277, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Malta peaked at 0.3714 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.283, in 2008.

Malta ranks 25th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Malta, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3693
2008 0.283 -23.4%
2009 0.2897 +2.4%
2010 0.2949 +1.8%
2011 0.3714 +25.9%
2012 0.3179 -14.4%
2013 0.304 -4.4%
2014 0.3217 +5.8%
2015 0.3315 +3.0%
2016 0.3242 -2.2%
2017 0.3404 +5.0%
2018 0.3339 -1.9%
2019 0.3394 +1.6%
2020 0.3277 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.314 0.283 0.3693 3
2010s 0.3279 0.2949 0.3714 10
2020s 0.3277 0.3277 0.3277 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 22 Paraguay 0.3312 compare
  2. 23 Luxembourg 0.3291 compare
  3. 24 Peru 0.3282 compare
  4. 26 Dominican Republic 0.3193 compare
  5. 27 Finland 0.3192 compare
  6. 28 Switzerland 0.3026 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Malta?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Malta was 0.3277 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.3714 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.283 in 2008.
How does Malta rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Malta ranks 25th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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