Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.2291 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2291
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
61st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.3154
in 2012
All-time low
0.1476
in 2010
Years of data
19
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.10.20.32001201120212001: 0.2122002: 0.2182003: 0.2322004: 0.2122005: 0.2452006: 0.2312008: 0.2282009: 0.2162010: 0.1482011: 0.2352012: 0.3152013: 0.2532014: 0.2252015: 0.2632016: 0.2322017: 0.2112019: 0.2222020: 0.2262021: 0.229

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay is 0.2291, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay peaked at 0.3154 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1476, in 2010.

Paraguay ranks 61st of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2122
2002 0.2178 +2.6%
2003 0.2316 +6.4%
2004 0.2115 -8.7%
2005 0.2447 +15.7%
2006 0.2311 -5.6%
2008 0.2284 -1.1%
2009 0.2162 -5.4%
2010 0.1476 -31.7%
2011 0.235 +59.2%
2012 0.3154 +34.2%
2013 0.2526 -19.9%
2014 0.2251 -10.9%
2015 0.2625 +16.6%
2016 0.2317 -11.8%
2017 0.211 -8.9%
2019 0.2224 +5.4%
2020 0.226 +1.6%
2021 0.2291 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2242 0.2115 0.2447 8
2010s 0.2337 0.1476 0.3154 9
2020s 0.2275 0.226 0.2291 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 58 Türkiye 0.2416 compare
  2. 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.234 compare
  3. 60 Brazil 0.2309 compare
  4. 62 Honduras 0.2279 compare
  5. 63 Ecuador 0.2206 compare
  6. 64 Philippines 0.2156 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Paraguay was 0.2291 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3154 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1476 in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Paraguay ranks 61st out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed