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

Slovenia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2533 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2533
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3563
in 2005
All-time low
0.2263
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2020

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

00.10.20.30.42005201220202005: 0.3562006: 0.3352007: 0.3422008: 0.2262009: 0.2322010: 0.2412011: 0.2452012: 0.2472013: 0.252014: 0.2532015: 0.2562016: 0.262017: 0.2542018: 0.2512019: 0.2572020: 0.253

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 0.2533 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovenia peaked at 0.3563 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2263, in 2008.

Slovenia ranks 44th 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 Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovenia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3563
2006 0.3347 -6.1%
2007 0.3422 +2.3%
2008 0.2263 -33.9%
2009 0.2316 +2.4%
2010 0.241 +4.0%
2011 0.2448 +1.6%
2012 0.2469 +0.9%
2013 0.2498 +1.2%
2014 0.2527 +1.2%
2015 0.2565 +1.5%
2016 0.26 +1.4%
2017 0.2541 -2.3%
2018 0.2511 -1.2%
2019 0.2566 +2.2%
2020 0.2533 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2982 0.2263 0.3563 5
2010s 0.2514 0.241 0.26 10
2020s 0.2533 0.2533 0.2533 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 41 Latvia 0.2673 compare
  2. 42 El Salvador 0.2594 compare
  3. 43 Poland 0.2567 compare
  4. 45 Czechia 0.2478 compare
  5. 46 Estonia 0.2475 compare
  6. 47 Italy 0.2461 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Slovenia was 0.2533 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3563 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2263 in 2008.
How does Slovenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Slovenia ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia 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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