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

Serbia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2008 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2008
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
54th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2733
in 2015
All-time low
0.2008
in 2020
Years of data
8
2013–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Serbia, 2013–2020

00.10.20.32013201620202013: 0.2692014: 0.2722015: 0.2732016: 0.2542017: 0.2512018: 0.2252019: 0.2262020: 0.201

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Serbia stood at 0.2008. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Serbia ranks 54th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Serbia, 2013 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2013 0.269
2014 0.272 +1.1%
2015 0.2733 +0.5%
2016 0.254 -7.0%
2017 0.2508 -1.3%
2018 0.225 -10.3%
2019 0.2258 +0.4%
2020 0.2008 -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2528 0.225 0.2733 7
2020s 0.2008 0.2008 0.2008 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 51 Brazil 0.2257 compare
  2. 52 Uruguay 0.2248 compare
  3. 53 Costa Rica 0.215 compare
  4. 55 Bulgaria 0.1997 compare
  5. 56 Chile 0.1709 compare
  6. 57 Romania 0.1619 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Serbia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Serbia was 0.2008 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2733 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Serbia ranks 54th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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
Last refreshed