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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.1305 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1305
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
54th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.1517
in 2017
All-time low
0.1165
in 2006
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.050.10.152000201020202000: 0.1372003: 0.1362004: 0.1352005: 0.1232006: 0.1162007: 0.1232008: 0.1292009: 0.1282010: 0.1382011: 0.1452012: 0.142013: 0.1382014: 0.1412015: 0.1462016: 0.1492017: 0.1522019: 0.1312020: 0.13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.1305 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ecuador peaked at 0.1517 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1165, in 2006.

That places Ecuador 54th out of 68 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1371
2003 0.1359 -0.9%
2004 0.1348 -0.8%
2005 0.1227 -9.0%
2006 0.1165 -5.1%
2007 0.1232 +5.7%
2008 0.1292 +4.9%
2009 0.1282 -0.8%
2010 0.1376 +7.3%
2011 0.1452 +5.6%
2012 0.1398 -3.8%
2013 0.1382 -1.2%
2014 0.141 +2.0%
2015 0.146 +3.5%
2016 0.1492 +2.2%
2017 0.1517 +1.7%
2019 0.1312 -13.5%
2020 0.1305 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1284 0.1165 0.1371 8
2010s 0.1422 0.1312 0.1517 9
2020s 0.1305 0.1305 0.1305 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 51 Slovakia 0.1415 compare
  2. 52 Croatia 0.1362 compare
  3. 53 Paraguay 0.1361 compare
  4. 55 Poland 0.1276 compare
  5. 56 Latvia 0.1229 compare
  6. 57 Czechia 0.1221 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Ecuador was 0.1305 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1517 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1165 in 2006.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Ecuador ranks 54th out of 68 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed