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

Türkiye: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2801 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2801
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
33rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4062
in 2003
All-time low
0.2258
in 2015
Years of data
10
2002–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Türkiye, 2002–2019

00.10.20.30.42002201020192002: 0.3672003: 0.4062004: 0.3592005: 0.3562009: 0.2812010: 0.2762013: 0.2472015: 0.2262016: 0.232019: 0.28

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Türkiye is 0.2801, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Türkiye peaked at 0.4062 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2258, in 2015.

Türkiye ranks 33rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Türkiye, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3674
2003 0.4062 +10.6%
2004 0.3592 -11.6%
2005 0.3563 -0.8%
2009 0.281 -21.1%
2010 0.2756 -1.9%
2013 0.2473 -10.3%
2015 0.2258 -8.7%
2016 0.2302 +1.9%
2019 0.2801 +21.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.354 0.281 0.4062 5
2010s 0.2518 0.2258 0.2801 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 30 Mexico 0.2933 compare
  2. 31 Austria 0.2897 compare
  3. 32 Spain 0.2892 compare
  4. 34 Hungary 0.2784 compare
  5. 35 Slovakia 0.2775 compare
  6. 36 Lithuania 0.2763 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Türkiye?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Türkiye was 0.2801 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.4062 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 in 2015.
How does Türkiye rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Türkiye ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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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