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

Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2775 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2775
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
35th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4025
in 2006
All-time low
0.2477
in 2018
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovakia, 2005–2020

00.10.20.30.42005201220202005: 0.3972006: 0.4032007: 0.3922008: 0.2742009: 0.2862010: 0.292011: 0.2842012: 0.2892013: 0.292014: 0.2872015: 0.2732016: 0.2582017: 0.2522018: 0.2482019: 0.2592020: 0.277

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovakia stood at 0.2775.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovakia peaked at 0.4025 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2477, in 2018.

Slovakia ranks 35th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovakia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3973
2006 0.4025 +1.3%
2007 0.3921 -2.6%
2008 0.2739 -30.1%
2009 0.2859 +4.4%
2010 0.2899 +1.4%
2011 0.284 -2.0%
2012 0.2892 +1.8%
2013 0.2903 +0.4%
2014 0.2874 -1.0%
2015 0.2728 -5.1%
2016 0.2584 -5.3%
2017 0.2522 -2.4%
2018 0.2477 -1.8%
2019 0.2589 +4.5%
2020 0.2775 +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3503 0.2739 0.4025 5
2010s 0.2731 0.2477 0.2903 10
2020s 0.2775 0.2775 0.2775 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 32 Spain 0.2892 compare
  2. 33 Turkey 0.2801 compare
  3. 34 Hungary 0.2784 compare
  4. 36 Lithuania 0.2763 compare
  5. 37 South Africa 0.276 compare
  6. 38 Guatemala 0.2733 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovakia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovakia was 0.2775 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4025 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2477 in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Slovakia ranks 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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