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

Lithuania: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.122 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.122
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
58th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.2129
in 2005
All-time low
0.1169
in 2016
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Lithuania, 2005–2018

00.050.10.150.22005201120182005: 0.2132006: 0.2012007: 0.1942008: 0.1422009: 0.1462010: 0.1732011: 0.1612012: 0.1682013: 0.1452014: 0.1382015: 0.1372016: 0.1172017: 0.1292018: 0.122

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Lithuania stood at 0.122.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Lithuania peaked at 0.2129 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1169, in 2016.

That places Lithuania 58th out of 68 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Lithuania, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 0.2129
2006 0.2009 -5.6%
2007 0.1942 -3.3%
2008 0.1418 -27.0%
2009 0.1458 +2.8%
2010 0.1726 +18.4%
2011 0.1614 -6.5%
2012 0.1684 +4.3%
2013 0.1446 -14.1%
2014 0.1377 -4.8%
2015 0.1367 -0.8%
2016 0.1169 -14.4%
2017 0.1292 +10.5%
2018 0.122 -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1791 0.1418 0.2129 5
2010s 0.1433 0.1169 0.1726 9

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 55 Poland 0.1276 compare
  2. 56 Latvia 0.1229 compare
  3. 57 Czechia 0.1221 compare
  4. 59 Romania 0.1217 compare
  5. 60 Estonia 0.1204 compare
  6. 61 United States of America 0.1171 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Lithuania?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Lithuania was 0.122 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2129 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1169 in 2016.
How does Lithuania rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Lithuania ranks 58th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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
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